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M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - Mosaic - LRGB, Adam Cox
M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - Mosaic - LRGB
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M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - Mosaic - LRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - Mosaic - LRGB, Adam Cox
M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - Mosaic - LRGB
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M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - Mosaic - LRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Description

Target: M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - Mosaic - LRGB

Two panel mosaic with approx. 8 hrs integration total, consisting of the following per panel:

L x 48 x 120 sec
R x 22 x 120 sec
G x 22 x 120 sec
B x 22 x 120 sec

Date: Imaged over Mar 2023 from ACT region, Australia.

Equipment:
  • Scope: William Optics Zenithstar 81 with Flattener
  • Camera: ZWO533MM Pro
  • Filter: Optolong 1.25" LRGB Filters
  • Mount: EQ6-R Pro

Processing:
Processed in PixInsight:
  • WBPP with 2x Drizzle and Autocrop enabled
  • Dynamic Crop, Image Solver, DBE and BlurXTerminator
  • Mosaic by Coordinates
  • Gradient Merge Mosaic
  • Histogram Transform for stretching, hue and saturation
  • NoiseXTerminator

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M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - Mosaic - LRGB, Adam Cox