M8 and M20 in Sagittarius (Lagoon & Trifid Nebulae) (Giambattista Rizzo)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr) · Contains: -0.73 · 7 Sgr · 9 Sgr · B296 · B302 · B303 · B85 · B88 · B89 · B91 · IC 1274 · IC 1275 · IC 4684 · IC 4685 · Lagoon Nebula · M 20 · M 21 · M 8 · Mercury · NGC 6514 · NGC 6523 · NGC 6526 · NGC 6530 · NGC 6531 · NGC 6544 · NGC 6546 · NGC 6559 · PK005-01.1 · PK005-02.1 · PK005-02.2 · And 12 more.

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M8 and M20 in Sagittarius (Lagoon & Trifid Nebulae)

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M8 and M20 in Sagittarius (Lagoon & Trifid Nebulae)

M8 & M20 (Lagoon & Trifid nebulae)

An unexpected trip in the upper part of Lazio Maremma gave me the opportunity to shoot under a truly fabulous sky.

I would have liked to further integrate but various difficulties did not allow me to make it.

Thanks to my friends Riccardo Sgaramella and Giuseppe Mauriello for suggesting me to include also the part above M8 with the beautiful reflective nebulosity of Ngc 6559 and IC 1274 and to Edoardo Paparelli for the location of the third day.

On the left of Lagoon, in orange, the small cluster Ngc 6544 while slightly higher than the Trifida, on the right, the beautiful open cluster M21, also known as Ngc 653.

Rgb 36 x 300"

Dsrl Nikon D750 Full Frame

Ota Takahashi Fsq 106/530 Edx4

Filter Optolong L-Pro

21 Dark, Dark Flat , Bias and Flat

Mount Skywatcher Eq6r Pro

Guide Cam Zwo Asi 290 MM

Acquisition APT Astro Photography Tool, Eagle 3 Pro Primaluce Lab

Elab Pixinsight, PS, Camera Raw

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RA (center)	18h05m53s.28
RA (top/left)	18h13m05s.73
RA (top/right)	18h09m51s.73
RA (bottom/right)	17h58m51s.30
RA (bottom/left)	18h01m46s.75

Dec (center)	-23°47′36″.10
Dec (top/left)	-25°27′28″.4
Dec (top/right)	-21°38′37″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	-22°06′25″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	-25°56′10″.3

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