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This large, bright and beautiful nebula stays low on the horizon in the Pacific Northwest, making it a challenging target to observe.
Telescope:   Stellina
Length:   400mm
Aperture:   80mm
F-stop:   f/5.0
Sessions:   1
Captured:   2022-08-06
Lights:   250
Exposure:   10
Total exposure:   41 m
Ra:   18h 3m 48.5s
Dec:   -24° 20' 44.867
Size:   59.176 x 38.473 arcmin
Radius:   0.588 deg
Scale:   0.62 arcsec/pixel

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A widefield shot of a region filled with beautiful nebulae, galaxies and star clusters.
A fresh look at old data that captured both the Lagoon and Trifid in the same field of view.
This cloud of interstellar dust surrounds a cluster that radiates energy to make the nebula glow.
A wide angle shot to capture the nebulosity that links the Lagoon Nebula with its nearby companion the Trifid Nebula.

Objects in frame:

Lagoon Nebula M8 NGC6523 NGC6526 NGC6530 The star 7 Sgr The star 9 Sgr
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