LAGOON NEBULA

LAGOON NEBULA
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LAGOON NEBULA

The Lagoon Nebula (cataloged as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
ASA 500N, a 50-cm F3.8 corrected Newtonian telescope
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
10th to 12 April,2022
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
Astrodon SHO 3nm
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Deep Sky Stacker, PixInsight, Photoshop
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Diptiman Nandy/ Telescopelive
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