Lagoon Nebula | Howard H Bower

By: Howard-Bower June 13, 2011 0

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Photographer:

Howard H Bower

Location of Photo:

Chandler, AZ

Date/Time of photo:

6/7/2011 - 12-1:00 AM

Equipment:

Imaging Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106ED Autoguider: Starlight Xpress Lodestar Imaging Camera: QSI583wsg Mount: AP Mach 1 GTO

Description:

The Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 (NGC 6523) is one of the finest star-forming regions in the sky, is is faintly visible with the naked eye in clear dark skies. It is a giant glowing cloud of interstellar gas, divided by a dark lane of dust, containing a cluster of young stars. This HaRGB "snapshot" consists of 1-Ha exposure of 15 minutes and 1- each of RGB at 7 minutes.