Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6544  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
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M8 The Lagoon Nebula HDR Mosaic in OIII, Ian Parr
M8 The Lagoon Nebula HDR Mosaic in OIII
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M8 The Lagoon Nebula HDR Mosaic in OIII

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M8 The Lagoon Nebula HDR Mosaic in OIII, Ian Parr
M8 The Lagoon Nebula HDR Mosaic in OIII
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M8 The Lagoon Nebula HDR Mosaic in OIII

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This is a 4 panel Mosaic in OIII captured with 60 second and 5 minutes exposures of the Lagoon Nebula (M8 or NGC 6523).
I think the OIII really highlights the Bok globules better than HA but due to the intensity of the OIII around the core I might need a good run of 30 second subs to use the HDR tools in Pixinsight more effectively.  Good seeing and a newish moon allowed me to acquire 150 exposures  over 4 1/4 hours of OIII. If my luck holds tonight I will go after the shorter OIII and do an SII run.

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M8 The Lagoon Nebula HDR Mosaic in OIII, Ian Parr