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Photographer:
Herbert Walter
Location of Photo:
IAS, Hakos Farm Namibia
Date/Time of photo:
2017 / 01 / 08
Equipment:
20" Cassegrain f/3 (1500 mm) / Moravian 8300 mono
Description:
This star-forming cloud of interstellar gas is located in the constellation Sagittarius and its apparent magnitude of 6 makes it faintly visible to the naked eye in dark skies. 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. R/G/B à 4x6min https://www.skypixels.at/m8_info.html
