M-8 The Lagoon Nebula

The Lagoon Nebula M-8
Located in the Constellation of Sagittarius
6,500 ly distant

Imaged at the CCCA Observatory
June 8 2008

8" F/5 Newtonian Reflector
Losmandy G-11 German Equatorial Mount
Canon Digital Rebel XT (unmodified)
Baader Coma Corrector

Prime Focus
28 X 1 min exposures @ ISO 800 combined
Dark and Flat frames subtracted
Combined with Deep Sky Stacker
Processed with PS CS2