Lagoon Nebula (M8)
in Sagittarius
Éder Iván
This photo presented on the cover of Astronomy Photographer of the Year Book 2016.
Image details
- Instrument:
- 200/750 Newton, Paracorr Type-II (860mm effective focal length)
- Camera:
- QSI 683 WSG-8
- Mount:
- SkyWatcher EQ6 + Boxdörfer DynoStar
- Guiding:
- Off axis, Lacerta-MGen autoguider + Mgen2Maxim
- Exposure time, filters:
- 100 minute RGB
- Location, date:
- Hakos astrofarm, Namibia (1835m)
- Observing conditions:
- Transparency: 10/10, Seeing: 8/10, Temperature: +15°C
- Processing:
- ImagesPlus, Registar, Pixinsight LE, Photoshop
