M8, Lagoon Nebula
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the KPNO 0.9m-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. M8 is a giant star forming region. It is so big that it is faintly visible to the naked eye. The gas in the nebula is energized by a massive star at its center, causing the gas to glow. The dark objects within the nebula are called Bok globules, and are dense clouds of gas in which new stars are forming. The image was generated with observations in Hydrogen alpha (red), Oxygen [OIII] (green) and Sulfur [SII] (blue) filters. In this image, North is left, East is down
Credit:T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
About the Image
Id: | noao-noao-m8 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
Size: | 7324 x 7519 px |
About the Object
Name: | Lagoon Nebula, M8 |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 18 3 48.92 |
Position (Dec): | -24° 33' 6.17" |
Field of view: | 51.85 x 53.23 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 89.9° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Optical Sll | 672 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical Olll | 499 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical Ha | 656 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |