M8 "Lagoon Nebula" in Sagittarius Closeup View
Canon 30D Unmodified, Astronomik CLS filter
Orion ED80 with WO 0.8 reducer
13x300sec at iso 1600
30 Darks/Flats/Bias
Notice especially the collections of protostellar dark material that includes Barnard 88, 89, and 296, much the same as seen in M16's 'pillars of creation'.
June 10, 2007