Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr
M8 Lagoon Nebula in SHO, Frankie Lim
M8 Lagoon Nebula in SHO
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M8 Lagoon Nebula in SHO

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
M8 Lagoon Nebula in SHO, Frankie Lim
M8 Lagoon Nebula in SHO
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M8 Lagoon Nebula in SHO

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

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My FIRST ever backyard deep sky astrophotograph - The M8 Lagoon Nebula, some 4000 light years away! Shot from light polluted city sky of Singapore, with total exposure time of 2 hours. After months of research, reading, YouTube, with many sleepless night and mosquitoes bite, finally managed to peek into the deep sky ! Something I have always been wanting to venture in. Extremely steep learning curve, with a long list of hardware and software integrating together. Many brick walls and frustration past couple of weeks. Truly a challenging but satisfying next level in my photography journey.

9x 240s Ha 1x1 bin -10c

6x 240s SII 1x1 bin -10c

6x 240s OIII 1x1 bin -10c

25x flat frames for each filter

50x dark frame

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M8 Lagoon Nebula in SHO, Frankie Lim