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.