Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
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Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula, David McGarvey
Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula
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Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula

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Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula, David McGarvey
Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula
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Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula

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Messier 8, the Lagoon Nebula as seen from Cherry Springs State Park on July 13, 2020. I took 23 x 3 minute exposures with a Nikon D750 and Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 AI-S ED lens + 2x teleconverter. Processed using Rawtherapee, RNC-Color-Stretch, and Photoshop.

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Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula, David McGarvey