Messier 8 - The Lagoon's Edge

 Download Full Resolution (2560x1726) 343KB 4,451

Messier 8 - The Lagoon's Edge

[Public Domain] 3 Sep 2024 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
4,452 others viewed this post.

The problem with looking at photos of space on your phone is you’ll miss most of the detail. When looking at my own photos I’ll spend a good deal of time zoomed right in, to see the beautiful structures within structures. Close inspection of many nebulae reveal Herbig-Haro patches of dense star formation, and bok globules that precede those stages. Messier 8 (The Lagoon Nebula) has dozens of these and is an intensely rich field, so even if you need to scroll past, I’m still going to post this vertically – if only so you can see it a little bigger!

Celestron 11″ Edge Hd Telescope w/ F7 Reducer 1960mm
SW EQ8-Rh Pro Mount
QHY268M CMOS Camera -5deg C
HOO-RGB
Hydrogen – 45 x 10m
Oxygen – 45 x 10m
Red – 20 x 3m
Green – 23 x 3m
Blue – 17 x 3m
Total Integration : 18 hours.

 Download Full Resolution (2560x1726) 343KB