The Pink Lagoon

Another common target for astrophotographers, the unmistakable M8 Lagoon Nebula, with its companion the Trifid nebula and some other nebulas identified only by alpha-numeric characters. This admittedly unremarkable image of the nebulas is still nice to look at and a good result as a "filler" waiting for my primary target for the night to rise higher in the night sky.

This image was taken through an Askar FRA400 using a ASI2600MC camera, and includes 4.4 hours of integration.

| 2025-05-28 | Regan's Ford, Western Australia | ASI2600MC | Askar FRA400 | f/5.6 | UV/IR cut filter | Skywatcher HEQ5 mount | AsiAir Plus | 1 x panel | Gain 100 | RGB 5x30s, 5x60s, 5x120s 50x300s |