M8, the "Lagoon nebula"

HST-palette from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen

Natural color composition from the emission of ionized elements, R=80%Hydrogen+20%Sulfur, G=100%Oxygen and B=85%Oxygen+15%Hydrogen to compensate otherwise missing H-beta emission.

This composition is very close to a visual spectrum.

Less compressed images here: 

http://astroanarchy.zenfolio.com/p1072219942/h22718ae2#h22718ae2

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M8, the "Lagoon nebula" in Constellation Sagittarius.

Image field is about 30' x 30', half a degrees.

A new project, from Northern galactic remote telescope in Australia.

The Lagoon nebula, M8, in ionized light from the Three elements, H-alpha, O-III and S-II.

100% crop from the image of M8

The telescope and technical information:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPOF-m8_SpqBOCJmzUa6IuQEcdqkbmHTfq5qnA2_8dE3sajkHXcIX9BSy-MTROM1tSzard3W8LeAKC7CIVa66uLghO3WdJxda98-NjAAQmb_8RbHNIu85yg5wvKrs5-T6WgsZTTyqEaY/s1600/NGTelescopeL.jpg

16" RCOS ja Apogee U9000 camera. 

LRGB combo.

H-alpha 4x1200s, Dark and Flat calibrated.

O-III x1200s, Dark calibrated 

O-III x1200s, Dark calibrated

Raw data is shared with Petri Kehusmaa and J-P Metsavainio

Processing workflow:

Image acquisition, MaxiDL v4.xxx

Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.

Deconvolution with a CCDSharp, 30 iterations

Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.



Edit 05.06.2010



Here is a Starless version of M8, I like to do some tricks with the images and the results are experimental in nature. Actual nebula can be seen better here.