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Lagoon Nebula in Emission-Line
M8
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Sagittarius
Distance 5,200 ly
Magnitude 6
Angular Size 90x40 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 8/26/2006
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 90:90:90 mins @ -10C
SII 6x15, Ha 6x15, OIII 6x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2020M)
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software MaxIm DL 4, RegiStar, Photoshop cs2

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