The Lagoon Nebula
This is an image of M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula captured and processed with narrowband filters using the Hubble palette. It is an emission nebula about 6,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Its size is estimated to be about 110 light years by 60 light years.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
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Location
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Location
Yass, NSW 2582, Australia
Date of observation
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Date of observation
27 May 2020
Filters
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Filters
Astrodon 2GEN, Ha (3nm), SII (3nm), OIII (3nm)
Processing
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Processing
CCDStack and Photoshop
