I'm really happy with how this turned out. It's my first serious photo using my new Esprit 120. I love the contrast, and that there are clearly all three emission colours visible. The stars have been desaturated since I'm not a fan of magenta stars.
Much higher resolution here:
https://observatory.site/astrophotog...Lagoon_Nebula/
Image:
- 43x 360s 6nm S-II
- 68x 360s 6nm H-α
- 77x 360s 6nm O-III
Total integration 18.8 hours.
Hardware:
- Skywatcher Esprit ED120
- Skywatcher EQ8 Pro mount
- QSI 683-ws8 Camera @ -15°C
- Astronomik 6nm narrowband filters
- Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Autoguider
Location:
- Imaged over 5 nights between 21st June and 20th August 2019.
- Orange zone in Brisbane, Australia. (Bortle 7)
