Lagoon Nebula - Nebula in Sagittarius
  • Description: Bright nebula in Sagittarius. This is from my "first light" session with the SBIG ST-8300C camera. This camera is also cooled electrically but has a colour sensor instead of monochrome. A 13 year old camera but it works just fine! To the lower left of M8 is a small globular cluster, NGC6544.

  • Camera: SBIG ST-8300C at -20C
  • Scope: Takahashi FSQ-106N
  • Filter: Baader Luminance
  • Exposures: 5 x 10 minutes
  • Mount: Astrophysics AP900QMD
  • Guiding: SBIG ST-i via off-axis guider
  • Location: near Cayley, Alberta
  • Date: May 15, 2023
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