Lagoon Nebula in Hydrogen Alpha Light
| The Lagoon and Trifid nebula's are centered in this wide field view of Sagittarius. The Lagoon nebula was over exposed in this image taken under extremely dark skies in southwestern New Mexico. The Trifid nebula, M20 was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. |
| Telescope: Canon FD 200mm f.28 lens | Designation: M8 and M20 |
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200 GTO |
Constellation: Sagittarius |
| Camera: Canon AE1 Program | Distance: Approx 2400 Light Years |
| Guiding: SBIG ST-4 | Type: Emission & Reflection Nebula |
| Exposure: Hypersensitized Technical Pan film, 1 hour | Position: R.A. 18 hr 02 min , Dec -230 02' |
| Processed using PhotoShop CS | Date: 7 May 2005 |
| Scanning by Tony Hallas | Location: Gila, NM |