| M8. The Lagoon Nebula |
| Diffuse nebula in Sagittarius |
| As
usual, this diffuse nebula is associated to an open cluster of young
stars formed from its material. it includes a dark nebula and, within
its brightest part, the named hourglass nebula can be seen. Distance to earth: 5,200 light years Visual Magnitude: 6.0 More information: Messier index. M8 |
| Date and location | 02-sep-2023. Caraquiz, Guadalajara |
| Telescope | GSO RC12 on ASA DDM85 mount. No autoguide |
| Camera | Moravian G3 16200. Hutech IDAS LPS and Baader R, G, B filters |
| Image Processing | L: 64x300s, RGB: 24x300s. Processed with Pixinsight. |
| Date and
location |
25-jun-2013. Caraquiz, Guadalajara |
| Telescopio | ASA N10, FL= 960mm on ASA DDM85 mount. No autoguide |
| Cámara | FLI ML16803. Baader 7nm H-alpha filter |
| Image
processing |
H-alfa: 21x600s, SII: 17x600, OIII:
13x600s. Processed
with Pixinsight. |
| Date and
location |
20-aug-2008. Caraquiz,
Guadalajara, Spain |
| Telescopio | ASA N10, FL= 960mm. Autoguide with Miniborg50, QHY6 and guidemaster |
| Cámara | Artemis 11002. Baader 7nm H-alpha filter |
| Image
processing |
H-alpha:
36x300s, stacked with Aip4win. Process with Pixinsight. |
 |
| Date and
location |
29-aug-2007. Caraquiz,
Guadalajara, Spain |
| Telescopio | LX200R 8". Autoguide with Megrez II 80 ED, Toucam and guidemaster |
| Cámara | Artemis 11002. Focal reducer 0,7. |
| Image
processing |
H-alpha: 7x900s, RGB:
7x180s bin 2x2, stacked with Aip4win. Process with Pixinsight. |
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| Date and
location |
4-jun-2005. Caraquiz,
Madrid, Spain |
| Telescopio | Megrez II 80 ED, f=560mm. Equatorial. Autoguide with LX200, Toucam and guidedog |
| Cámara | Artemis 285. Focal reducer 0,7. Hutec IDAS LPS filter |
| Image
processing |
H-alpha: 8x300s, L:
10x300s, RGB: 3x300s, stacked and RGB with Aip4win. HLRGB and final process with Adobe Photoshop. |
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