M8, The Lagoon Nebula

 

 

 

Date:

 

5/25/01

Exposure:

 

RRGB: 10x2m, 5x2m, 5x2m, 5x2m.  RGB binned 2x2. -10°C, 2.65 arc-sec./pixel.

 

Processing:

 

Acquired, reduced, aligned, combined, RGB combine in Maxim, L+RGB combine, curves, levels, bloom repair and other adjustments in Photoshop.

 

Hardware:

TV-140 5.5” f/5 APO refractor, ST-8E NABG/CFW-8A CCD camera, G-11 mount, Hutech LPS filter.

 

Software:

TheSky v.5.00.012, RoboFocus 3.13, MaxImDL/CCD v.2.12, Photoshop v.6.0.1

 

Location:

 

32N, 111W, 893 meters Elevation

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