Messier 8 (NGC 6523 – The Lagoon Nebula)

Messier 8 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius. I imaged the Lagoon Nebula three times during holidays in Namibia, most recently 2008, during a stay at the astrofarm Tivoli.

Data calibration and registration was done with DeepSkyStacker, the the final processing was done with PixInsight. The result was as follows:

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The images were taken with the following equipment:

• Date: 2008
• Location: Tivoli, Namibia
• Telescope: Pentax 75
• Focal length [mm]: 500
• Focal ratio: 6.7
• Mount: Vixen Atlux
• Camera: Canon 300 Da
• Filter: OSC
• Exposure time [min]: 60
• Resolution: 3.04″/px

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In 2006 I also imaged Messier 8 during my first stay at the astrofarm Tivoli.

Data calibration and registration was done with DeepSkyStacker, the the final processing was done with PixInsight. The result was as follows:

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The images were taken with the following equipment:

• Date: 2006
• Location: Tivoli, Namibia
• Telescope: Rubinar lens
• Focal length [mm]: 500
• Focal ratio: 5.6
• Mount: Vixen Atlux
• Camera: Canon 300 Da
• Filter: OSC
• Exposure time [min]: 33
• Resolution: 3.12″/px

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The first time I imaged Messier 8 was during my first stay in Namibia at the astrofarm Hakos.

Data calibration and registration was done with DeepSkyStacker, the the final processing was done with PixInsight. The result was as follows:

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The images were taken with the following equipment:

• Date: 2005
• Location: Hakos, Namibia
• Telescope: Tamron 28-300mm lens
• Focal length [mm]: 300
• Focal ratio: 6.3
• Mount: Liebscher
• Camera: Canon 300 Da
• Filter: OSC
• Exposure time [min]: 20
• Resolution: 5.36″/px

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