Designation:
M8
Date:
July 7th, 2018
Camera:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II ( unmodified )
Optics:
Sky-Watcher ED120mm Doublet
Focal Length:
900 mm
Exposure:
17 x 300 sec.
ISO:
800
Mount:
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding:
Orion Star Shoot Auto Guider
Software:
Adobe Photoshop, DSS, Astroflat
Notes:
Messier 8 (M8), also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is a large, bright emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius. The nebula’s apparent size is about three times the size of the full Moon.