Photographer:
NASSER ALSOLIHEM
Location of Photo:
Sabiya Desert, Kuwait
Date/Time of photo:
June 23, 2023
Equipment:
Orion EON 130mm ED Triplet APO, SBIG STF-8300M, Orion Atlas EQ-G, Baader H-alpha 7nm, OIII 8.5nm and SII 8nm filters
Description:
This image shows the Lagoon Nebula (M8) captured from Kuwait using narrowband SHO imaging. The image combines hydrogen-alpha, oxygen-III and sulfur-II data to reveal the rich emission structures, dark dust lanes and star-forming regions within this famous nebula in Sagittarius. Total integration time was 6 hours and 10 minutes.
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