M8 & M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula |
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Description:
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M8, The Lagoon, is a huge, bright emission nebula, while M20 is a much smaller one with a blue reflection nebula right next door. These are both found in one of the richest parts of the sky in Sagittarius, in the direction of the core of our galaxy, the Milky Way. |
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Telescope/Mount:
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Takahashi FC100 @ f/5.9, Losmandy G11 |
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Camera and Control Software:
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Nikon F2, Kodak Pro-400 35mm |
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Exposure:
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45 mins |
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Calibration:
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none |
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Processing:
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scanned, boosted the contrast |
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Guiding:
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ST4, 80/910 refractor |
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Date and Location:
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unknown |
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Seeing, Transparency and Conditions:
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unknown |
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Comments:
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I'll see if the image details are around here somewhere... |