Lagoon Nebula (M8)

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Lagoon Nebula (M8)

[Public Domain] 14 Jul 2014 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
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This is my first attempt at the Lagoon Nebula (M8) and after much fiddling and cursing in the dark I managed to grab a few short frames that were relatively ok. About 4 or 5 exposures stacked together. Though not as sharp or detailed as I would like (the view slipped behind a tree just as I was fine tuning my equipment), Nebula are easily my favourite targets in the sky.

The colours here are natural, just as my Nikon d5100 DSLR camera captured them.

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