M8 - Lagoon Nebula

 

Photo by Dhruva Kalyani

 

Scope / Lens

Unistellar eVscope

 

MAS Equipment

eVscope

 

Camera

Unistellar eVscope

 

Other

Imagers: Ryan Thiel, Cameron Kobishop, Judson Chubbuck, Dan, and Glenn Sarlitto

 

Date

Jul 18, 2023

 

Description

Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula is approximately 4,100 light years away and located in the constellation Sagittarius. As a giant interstellar cloud, it becomes the birthplace of new stars, whose light shines through dense HII region of the nebula.

 

ID: 1458

Other Images by Dhruva Kalyani