M 8 or NGC 6523, The Lagoon Nebula. by John Glossop

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31 AUG 2013

The area surrounding the bright nebula, M 8 in Sagittarius.

Takahashi FSQ-106 @ f/5.0 with the Canon EOS 60Da.

Canon EOS 60Da
15 x 200 seconds @ ISO 800. full exif

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Clive Glaister		16-Apr-2014 08:33
The distace is about 5,000 light years from the Earth, and the size, only 110 by 50 light years. Like these photos, it's only thing I know where you can see time-travel in action.

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