# @rami_astro on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Tk5v_slru
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/58208562-rami-astro-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5a6452561a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-08-05T23:01:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rami Ammoun (@rami_astro) — https://gondola.cc/rami_astro

## Caption

Love me some Lagoon 🌌

This is the story of how I captured the Lagoon Nebula from my backyard on August 4th 2024. 

Explanation:
The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8 or M8) is a vast, star-forming region located in the constellation Sagittarius, approximately 4,000 light-years away from Earth. It’s a giant interstellar cloud of gas and dust, spanning around 100 light-years across, giving birth to new stars. The nebula’s name comes from the lagoon-like shape of its central region, visible through telescopes.

Gear used: 
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Duo APS-C Cooled Color Astronomy Camera from agenaastro
Telescope: Meade Instruments Telescope (130 mm APO refractor with a field flattener)
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6 R pro
Autoguider: Orion Starshoot
Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate 2” Light Pollution Dual Band Filter

Total integration time: 80 minutes

#LagoonNebula
#M8
#Nebula
#Astrophotography
#Astronomy
#Space
#Stargazing
#TelescopeViews
#DeepSpace
#Cosmos
#StarFormation
#SagittariusConstellation
#NightSky
#Astrology
#Universe
 #SummerNights 
#PerseidMeteorShower

## Stats

- **Views:** 65,667
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## Tags

deepspace, astrophotography, space, m8, sagittariusconstellation, nebula, telescopeviews, nightsky, cosmos, stargazing, perseidmeteorshower, astrology, universe, lagoonnebula, summernights, starformation, astronomy

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