M8 The Lagoon Nebula - telescope processed image. This massive cloud of interstellar gas and dust is a birthplace for stars, located about 4,000 light-years away in Sagittarius.

M8 The Lagoon Nebula - unprocessed image. Under dark skies, it appears as a faint, gray smudge. It’s one of only two star-forming regions visible without a telescope.

Next up is #M8 #TheLagoonNebula. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur

M8 The Lagoon Nebula - telescope processed image with Moon and Skylight Filter. M8, the Lagoon Nebula, is a colossal, active star-forming region in the constellation Sagittarius, visible to the unaided eye. It features a bright star cluster and dark dust lanes.

M8 The Lagoon Nebula - unprocessed image with Moon and Skylight Filter. M8 is one of only two star-forming nebulae visible to the naked eye from mid-northern latitudes, the other being the Great Orion Nebula.

Here is a new observation of #M8 #TheLagoonNebula. This is a 5o stack of 20 minute exposures. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

M8 The Lagoon Nebula - telescope processed image. A giant stellar nursery in Sagittarius (4,000-6,000 ly away). It's an emission nebula with glowing gas, a dark dust lane (the "lagoon"), and the embedded Hourglass Nebula.

M8 The Lagoon Nebula - unprocessed image. It is one of only two star-forming nebulae (stellar nurseries) bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye from mid-northern latitudes.

Quick shot before going to bed. Decided to aim to #M8 #TheLagoonNebula. Just a 8 stack 20 second image. Just with the moon and sky light filter. Not to shabby. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

Love that space! Haha!

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