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M8 Lagoon Nebula in SII

The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region, with a magnitude of 5.8

This is a SII Narrow Band Image, data was taken in July 2019 from Lockwood Valley, California

SII 340 minutes 1x binned, 20 min sub-exposures

Total Exposure Time = 5 hours 40 min

For the Tri-color version of this image, click on this link: https://www.pbase.com/image/170780025

Camera: SBIG STXL-11002M, Scope: Planewave CDK-17 at f/6.8, Mount: Paramount ME
Off-Axis Guided with SBIG Self-Guiding Filter Wheel full exif

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