October 2003 Image of
the Month
M8 Lagoon Nebula in
Sagittarius
5 min ea rgb with SBIG
ST-2000 on August 19, 2003
Below is cropped portion
at 100%.
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RGB combined and digital
development in Maxim DL .
Note: The dominant blue
hue in the stars is an artifact from compressing the dynamic range
of brightness.
C-18 image courtesy of
Norma Rose Observatory, Queensland, Australia