Object:	M8: Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius RA= 18h 03 min; Dec = -24 deg 23 min
Date & Site:	Imaged on 8/19/17; Palomar Mountain, CA Conditions: temps in the low 60's; calm; excellent seeing
Equipment:	Telescope: Takahashi FSQ 106, 540mm at f/5 Guider: SBIG Guidehead with AT 66mm refractor Mount: AP 1100 CP3 Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10; Astrodon Ha (3nm) and Gen2 LRGB filters
Notes:	Exposures: 3.75 hours of Ha (15 min subs) and 30 min each LRGB (5 min subs) total of 5.75 hours The Lagoon nebula is a giant interstellar cloud. The nebula contains a number of Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material) and a funnel-like structure caused by a hot young O-type star emitting UV light, heating and ionizing gases on the surface of the nebula. 4,100 light years away (image reduced to 60% of original size) FOV = 96 x 65 arc minutes Back to Images