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M8 & M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula, DJ Van Bourgondien
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M8 & M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

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M8 & M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

Revision title: M8 & M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

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So the stars literally aligned (pun intended) last night. My last exposure finished right as the mist/fog rolled in and the guiding started going south. This is my first image I feel organically proud of. Little to no processing needed, only some very minor stretches and a very small histogram tweak. This one felt good straight out of the camera!
And I learned the value of getting enough calibration frames!!! No amp glow!!
The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula.
Scope: Radian 61
Guide Scope: ZWO 30MM with ASI120MM guide camera
Filter: Optolong L-Extreme
Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ASIAIR Pro
Mount: Sky Guider Pro
20 x 3 minute exposures
Stacked in APP, minimally processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.

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Title: M8 & M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

Description: I revisited these objects a year later this year from my first photo, and wanted to catch them in their true color along with the Sagittarius star cloud. I waited for close to new moon and dark skies to shoot this target with just a UV/IR (Ha enhanced filter).

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M8 & M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula, DJ Van Bourgondien