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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Andres Salaverria
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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula

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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Andres Salaverria
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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula

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I guess not your usual take on this nebula. I imaged it from my backyard under very bright Bortle 9 skies. There's something going on with the image of the stars. They are not round. I don't think it was tracking/guiding. In the single subs I can see what appears to be chromatic aberration of some diffraction artifacts. I used a new UV/IR filter for the first time. I wonder if it's that maybe combined with the reduced. Please leave your insight/comments. I appreciate. Thank you!

31 light subs (best out of 50) @ 30 s each. Gain 1

10 dark

10 bias

10 flats

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Used AstroPixel Processor for light pollution removal

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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Andres Salaverria