Nights at Melinda Heights

Name: M8
Alternate Names: NGC 6523, Lagoon Nebula
Constellation: Sagittarius
Distance: 4,100 Light Years
Magnitude: 6
Size: 90 x 40 Arc Minutes
Type: Emission Nebula
Discovered: Guillaume le Gentil 1749

Telescope: AstroTech 65
Camera: Canon T3i
Mount: Celestron CGEM
Exposure: 5×300 ISO 800