[back] M 8 (Lagoon Nebula) in Sagittarius [NED]

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CCD: ST10 XME
Image Type, Orientation: Ha-RGB Composite, North is up. Primary focus image, for Ha a 2x1 secondary focus mosaic was added.
Exposure time: For primary focus image: Ha: 6x60 sec. 1x1 bin, R,G,B: 3x60 sec. 2x2 bin. For secondary focus: Ha: 10x180 sec. 1x1 bin for each of the 2 mosaic images.
Exposure date: For primary focus: September 13th, 2004. For secondary focus: May, 22nd, 2004.
Location: Capella Observatory at Amani Lodge, Kupferberg near Windhoek, Namibia.
Filter: FR03 + Astronomik
Typ II HaRGB filters.
Instrument: Ganymed 60cm-Hypergraph in primary focus, f=1800 mm combined with secundary focus 2x1 image mosaic (f=4800 mm) for the center.
Seeing (FWHM): 2.9" (may be affected by the wasted heat of the not yet water-cooled CCD camera) for the primary focus exposures, 2.1" for the secondary focus exposures.
Photographer: Josef Pöpsel (primary focus), R. Sparenberg, S. Binnewies, V. Robering (secondary focus).
   
Remarks:

The primary focus image of M8 was shot directly after installing the primary focus corrector lenses without any adjustements.

Image processed with CCDSharp and DDP.

 

 

Bemerkungen:

Das Primärfokusbild von M8 entstand direkt nach der Installation der Primärfokus-Korrektor-Linsen ohne jegliche Justierung..

Das Bild wurde mit Hilfe von CCDSharp und DDP bearbeitet.

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