| Photo ID |
257 |
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| Title |
M8 and M20 - Reprocessed Again |
| Caption |
A little over a year ago, I tried reprocessing an image with some new techniques. Now that I"m getting used to PixInsight, I tried it again. Definitely an improvement. This was taken using a crappy Oron ST-80. |
| Object Name |
Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae |
| Messier Desig |
M M8 |
| NGC Desig |
NGC NGC 6523 |
| Other Desigs |
M20, NGC 6514, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, Gum 72 |
| Right Ascension |
18Hr
3'
37.00" |
| Declination |
-24°
23'
12.00" |
| Magnitude |
6.00 |
| Scope Used |
Orion ST-80 |
| Camera Used |
SBIG STF-8300C |
| Photo Notes |
29 2-minute exposures. Processed in PixInsight and finished up in Photoshop. |
| Object Type |
Starforming Nebula (with open cluster) |
| Distance (ly) |
4,100 ly |
| Constellation |
Sagittarius |
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