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M8 Lagoon & M20 Trifid Nebulas
M8 Lagoon & M20 Trifid Nebulas
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2022-08 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D850
Location: Los Feliz, California
Date: Aug 15, 2022
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 2000
Shutter: N/A
Date Uploaded: Aug 15, 2022

 M20 Trifid nebula on the left, 5200 light years distant. M8 the Lagoon Nebula is on the right, 4,077 light-years distant both in the constellation Sagittarius.

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Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR
 09/09/2022 11:03:25 AM
Originally posted by MaryO:
Lovely image. I can't even imagine how much effort it took to get it.


Thank you. Astrophotography is the hardest, most complex, and most frustrating imaging I have ever undertaken.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 09/01/2022 12:59:22 PM
Lovely image. I can't even imagine how much effort it took to get it.
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