Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  11 Sgr  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 4684  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6544  ·  NGC 6546  ·  NGC 6559  ·  The star 1 Sgr  ·  The star 4 Sgr  ·  The star 5 Sgr  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr  ·  Trifid Nebula
M8 and M20 - the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae, AstroFckups
M8 and M20 - the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae
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M8 and M20 - the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae

M8 and M20 - the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae, AstroFckups
M8 and M20 - the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae
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M8 and M20 - the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae

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Located in the constellation of Sagittarius, M8 and M20 are around 4000 and 5000 light years from earth, and rich in Hii star forming regions, but also areas of dark nebulosity. 

Astrofckup: this was first light for me with off-axis guiding and I think the prism and/or rotation meant that I got a darker area at the bottom where less light got to the sensor. I didn't want to crop out Trifid so I left it in there, and will try to correct in Photoshop.

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M8 and M20 - the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae, AstroFckups