|
Object |
M8-
The Lagoon Nebula |
|
Info |
M8 Nebula is
located in the constellation of Sagittarius and
is visible to the naked eye. Encompassed within the
nebula, on the eastern side of the dark rift is Ngc 6530, a cluster of
about 25 stars of 7th mag. and fainter, formed recently from the
surrounding gas. On the other side of the rift is a dominated by two main
stars, the brighter of which is the blue- white super giant 9 Sagitarii @
mag. 6. Located approximately 5,200 L.y.
away. |
|
Date |
Lum-24
& RGB data 25/ 6/ 06 |
|
Location |
BayTop
Observatory- Streaky Bay South Australia |
|
Instrument |
Orion 80ED refractor working @ f7.5/
600 FL
2.3 arcsec/pixel |
|
Mount |
Celestron CI700 controlled by a Mel
Bartels Goto Control System
with Vexta PK264m-01b motors with a pulley and belt system |
|
Camera (CCD) |
Starlight
Xpress HX916 monochrome CCD with Atik manual
filter wheel. |
|
Exposures |
L:
40' R:14' G:14' B:14'
[2' sub exposures all unbinned]
No dark frames removed. |
|
Guiding |
All unguided exposures. |
|
Filters |
Astronomik
typeII clr RGB filter set |
|
Notes/ Conditions |
Conditions- Taking lum the transparency and seeing
was average. Taking colour conditions were
also reasonable. Image reduced
to 85% of original. |
