Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6531  ·  The star 4Sgr  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr  ·  Trifid Nebula
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Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas (M8 / M20) wide field, rdk_CA
Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas (M8 / M20) wide field
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Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas (M8 / M20) wide field

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Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas (M8 / M20) wide field, rdk_CA
Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas (M8 / M20) wide field
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Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas (M8 / M20) wide field

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The pairing of M8/M20 is one of my favorite summertime observing targets. The images were acquired using a DSLR camera (unmodified) paired with an 80 mm f/6 refractor (brought down to f/5 using a 0.8x reducer.) The data is from June 2019, and after much adjustment, at least for now I think I have reached the point of diminishing returns. (Trying to make the most of the cloudy and rainy weather here in the Bay Area!)

One thing I struggle with is getting my images to look pleasing on different screens. On my laptop the colors look over-saturated, but on my desktop monitor they look reasonable.

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Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas (M8 / M20) wide field, rdk_CA