M8 Lagoon and Trifid Nebula, Nishant Patil

M8 Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

M8 Lagoon and Trifid Nebula, Nishant Patil

M8 Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

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Description

M8 Lagoon nebula: Like many nebulas, it appears pink in time-exposure color photos but is gray to the eye peering through binoculars or a telescope, human vision having poor color sensitivity at low light levels. 

Imaging telescopes: William Optics ZenithStar 73mm
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Mounts: Saxon AZEQ6
Guiding telescopes: William Optics 32mm
Guiding cameras: ZWO 120mm
Focal reducers: 0.8x Reducer
Filter: Optlong l-enhance Filter 2"
System: ASIAir Pro
Software: Deek Sky Stacker / Pixinsight / Photoshop
Dates: Aug 13, 2021
Frames: 59x300"
Integration: 4.55hrs
Darks: 100
Flats: 60
Avg. Moon phase: 26.56%
Location: Regional Vic, Australia
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00

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M8 Lagoon and Trifid Nebula, Nishant Patil