Lagoon and Trifid Nebula (M8, M20)

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Lagoon and Trifid Nebula (M8, M20)
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M8, Lagoon nebula
Messier 8, Lagoon Nebula

Image details

Instrument:
200/750 Newton, 3" Wynne (710mm effective focal length)
Camera:
Home-modified Canon EOS 5DmkII
Mount:
SkyWatcher EQ6 + Boxdörfer DynoStar
Guiding:
9x50mm SkyWatcher finder scope (50/180mm), Lacerta-MGen autoguider
Exposure time, filters:
18x2,5 min (45 min total) @ ISO 1600
Location, date:
Hakos astrofarm, Namibia (1835m); 2010.05.10., 2012.06.21.
Observing conditions:
Transparency: 10/10, Seeing: 10/10, Temperature: +10°C
Processing:
ImagesPlus, Registar, Photoshop

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