Messier 8 & Messier 20


Optic: Canon 400 mm f:5.6 L. Camera: Modified Baader Canon 350D (Halpha pass filter - see here) at ISO800.  Mount: Takashi EM200. Processing: Iris software. Observatory: Pic du Midi (altitude 2877 meters, french Pyrénées).

Messier 8 & Messier 20 nebulae
Stack of 33 x 120 seconds exposures - 400 mm lens used at full aperture (f:5.6). July 26, 2006

Messier 8 & Messier 20 nebulae
Contrast enhanced

Details of Messier 8

Details of Messier 20

For another view of M8/M20 region, click here.


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