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Messier 8
| Name: |
Messier 8 |
| Nickname: |
Lagoon Nebula |
| Object Type: |
Nebula |
| Constellation: |
Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: |
6.0 |
| Object Size: |
90 x 40 arc-min |
| Comment: |
stunning |
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| Date Taken: |
2020-06-16 |
| Camera |
ZWO ASI071 (.91 arc-sec/pixel) |
| Exposure: |
15 min |
| Telescope (Optics): |
AstroPhysics 155mm (6.1 in) EDF f/7 |
| Focal Length (FL): |
1085mm |
| Field of View(FOV): |
TBD |
| Mount: |
MI-250 Mount, ZWO ASI290 Off Axis Guider |
| Quick Notes: |
none |
| Location: |
Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida |
| More information: |
Digging Deeper |
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Object Information:
A large, bright emission nebula, classified as an H II region, the star-forming nebula lies at a distance of 4,100 light years from Earth.
The nebula contains a number of Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material).
The Lagoon Nebula also contains at its centre a structure known as the Hourglass Nebula.
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