M8, The Lagoon Nebula

Star Cluster and Emission nebula

Magnitude 5.0

Size: 80 x 40 arc minutes

Constellation: Sagittarius

RA: 18h 3m

Dec: -24.4°
 
 

Imaging Equipment:

• Telescope: Takahashi FS-152 f/8 fluorite refractor operating at f/6
• Zeiss II German Equatorial Mount
• Santa Barbara Instruments ST-8E CCD camera (1530 x 1020 pixels, 9m m x 9m m, monochromatic, 16 bit, 13.8 x 9.2mm array)
• CWF8 Color filter wheel with IR-blocking clear and RGB filters

Exposure Information:

• Date: Sunday July 30, 2000
• Location: Mount Pinos, CA
• Elevation: 8300'
• OAT: 50° F (+10° C)
• Exposures (unbinned):