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The Lagoon Nebula (M8) is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. Located 5,200 light-years from Earth, M8 is home to its own star cluster: NGC 6530. The massive stars embedded within the nebula give off enormous amounts of ultraviolet radiation, ionizing the gas and causing it to shine.
The Trifid Nebula (M20) is also located in Sagittarius. Its name means 'divided into three lobes'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula (the lower, red portion), a reflection nebula (the upper, blue portion) and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' within the emission nebula that cause the trifurcated appearance.
Side note - Managed to get a shot of andromeda, but post-processing kinda failed miserably. Probably due to it being too low and too much harsh gradients.
Sony A6000
Samyang 135mm F2.0
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer
Tripod
Bortle 8
ISO400
Light frames - 360 x 15secs
Dark Frames - 30 x 15secs
Flat Frames - 35
Bias Frames - 50
Deep Sky Stacker
StarTools - 50% Bin, Autodev, Crop, Wipe, Life, Decon, Color, Defringe filter
