Messier 8 (Lagoon Nebula)
Nebula
Constellation: Sagittarius
RA: 18h 03m 48s
Dec: -24°23' 00''
Optics: Ganymed 60cm, Hypergraph, f=1800 mm/f=4800mm, combined primary and secundary images
FWHM:
2,9'' (f=1800mm) / 2,1'' (f=4800mm) Location: Farm Amani, Namibia
Camera: SBIG ST10 XME CCD Filters: Astronomik II HA-RGB - filters Photographer: J.Pöpsel, R.Sparenberg, S.Binnewies, V.Robering
Exporsure time: HA-RGB / HA:x6x60s (1x1) RGB: 3x60s (2x2) f=1800mm /HA: 10x180s (1x1) for each of the 2 mosaic images f=4800mm Date: 22. May 2004 + 13. September 2004 Remarks: Image editing by Stefan Binnewies

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