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M8/M20/M21/NGC6559 - Nebula complex mosaic
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Sagittarius
Giant interstellar cloud and H II region. Mosaic composed of two images. |
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At an estimated distance of 4,100 light-years, the Lagoon Nebula, M8 or NGC6523, is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the naked eye from mid-northern latitudes. The nebula has a fragile star cluster superimposed on it, making this one of the leading celestial sights of summer night skies.
The Trifid Nebula (also known as Messier 20 and NGC6514) is an H II region with a remarkable collection of open cluster, emission nebula (the lower, red portion), reflection nebula (the upper, blue portion) and dark nebula (the septation within the emission nebula causing the trifid appearance, also designated Barnard 85).
NGC 6559 is the brightest patch of emission nebulosity in the upper side of the image.
M21 isan open cluster of young stars of 4.6 million years of age. It contains about 57 stars. A few blue giant stars have been identified in the cluster, mainly composed of small dim stars.
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| TECHNICAL DATA: |
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Location: |
Soria |
Date: |
10-jul-2010 |
Conditions: |
Very good |
Temperature: |
21ºC |
Humidity: |
59 |
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Telescope: |
Long Perng ED80 f/6.9
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Reducer/corrector: |
WilliamOptics Flattener 0.8x III
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Filter: |
IDAS LPS 2"
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Mount: |
Vixen GPD2 Autostar Meade
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Camera: |
Canon 350D no filter
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Exposure: |
10x300s@800iso BOT + 8x300s@800iso TOP |
Guiding tube: |
B&C 60/350 f7
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Guiding camera: |
Meade DSI Pro
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Guiding software: |
PHD Guiding
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Procesing: |
Standard calibration.
Processed with PixInsight.
Mosaic stitch, masked levels and curves, HDRWavelets, masked ACDNR noise reduction. |
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Notes: |
Two images mosaic. |
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