Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  7 Sgr  ·  9 Sgr  ·  Hourglass nebula  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  Sh2-25  ·  Sh2-28  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
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Lagoon Nebula (M8), KiwiAstro
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Lagoon Nebula (M8)

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Lagoon Nebula (M8)

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Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius located 4,017 Light Years from Earth. First capture of this object using Explore Scientific ED102 FCD100, Starfield 0.8 FFFR, ASI294MC Pro & UV/IR filter with software SharpCap Pro, DSS (stacking) and Photoshop (curves/levels). 40 images x 150 secs @ 280 gain. In future, will reimage with an HA filter and blend to bring out more nebulosity. Bay of Islands / NZ.

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Lagoon Nebula (M8), KiwiAstro

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