Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
Lagoon nebula hoo revised version, 



    
        

            Shawn Killian
Lagoon nebula hoo revised version
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Lagoon nebula hoo revised version

Lagoon nebula hoo revised version, 



    
        

            Shawn Killian
Lagoon nebula hoo revised version
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Lagoon nebula hoo revised version

Acquisition details

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 3188069

RA center: 18h03m55s.7

DEC center: -24°1742

Pixel scale: 1.563 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 269.418 degrees

Field radius: 0.810 degrees

Resolution: 2445x2817

File size: 1.2 MB

Locations: Home observatory, Newport, PA, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

Lagoon nebula in hoo, I know this is not the usual colors associated with this nebula, but I like the blue center with the surrounding red nebulosity, seems to give it a 3d affect.

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Lagoon nebula hoo revised version, 



    
        

            Shawn Killian