Messier Object 8 (M8), also known as the Lagoon Nebulae, lies at the heart of this image. This large object can be seen with a modest pair of binoculars in the summer months in the mid-latitudes. Just above the lagoon is another famous Messier Object, M20, also known as the Trifid nebulae. While the actually distance to this object is not known, we surmises these two objects lie (relatively) close to each other in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. Location: Burchard Lake, NE Date: 2010-07-09 Camera: Canon XSi (Hap Griffin Mod) Lens: Canon 200mm f/2.8L Mount: Astrotrac Shot: 30x3mins @ f/4 @ ISO 800 Darks Applied Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
Location: Cold Springs, NV Date: 03/14/2010 Camera: Canon XSi (Hap Griffin Mod) Mount: CGEM Lens: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 Shot: 3x30mins @ f/5.6 @ ISO 800 Darks and Flats Applied Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
Location: Cold Springs, NV and Wolf Creek State Park, IL Date: 03/15/2010 and 04/15/2010 Camera: Canon XSi (Hap Griffin Mod) Mount: CGEM and Astrotrac Lens: Canon 200mm f/2.8L Shot: 5x300 seconds f/4 ISO 800 and 55x180 f/4 ISO 800 Darks Applied Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
