M8 Lagoon Nebula


Details

Messier 8 is one of the most popular and beautiful emission nebulae. It is located in the constellation of sagittarius and can be seen from both hemispheres.


Image Details

Telescope Optics
TMB 80/600 at 520mm

Mount
Fornax 51 + Koch FS2

Camera
SBIG ST8300

Filters
Baader LRGB

Integration Time
12x300s Lum 6x300s RGB each

Date
28th of May 2011

Conditions
Excellent Sky Conditions

Remarks

Object Details

Type of Object
Open Cluster, Emission Nebula, Reflection Nebula

Constellation
Sagittarius

Location
Kiripotib Guestfarm Namibia