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<blockquote data-quote="Dawg Pics" data-source="post: 710288" data-attributes="member: 26505">I am confident.&nbsp; I didn't think you could just shoot the Lagoon Nebula like that, but I am not an astrophotographer.&nbsp; I didn't know it was possible to get an image like that without stacking.&nbsp; I did the initial ID by the star cluster and the Messier catalog. If you take a good look at the star cluster behind it and compare images, you can match up the stars as well as the nebulosity of M8 with 2 obvious areas, one brighter than the other.&nbsp; I tell you, your M8 image and Milky Way images make me want to get out and go to Joshua Tree National Park and take their Milky Way Workshop.&nbsp; I haven't really tried to do any serious astrophotography, but I would like to.Pretty darned good for shooting blind into the universe. :encouragement:This has a good reference image for comparison.&nbsp; <a href="http://cs.astronomy.com/asy/m/nebulae/487965.aspx" target="_blank">The Lagoon Nebula (M8) - Astronomy Magazine - Interactive Star Charts, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Telescopes</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dawg Pics, post: 710288, member: 26505"] I am confident. I didn't think you could just shoot the Lagoon Nebula like that, but I am not an astrophotographer. I didn't know it was possible to get an image like that without stacking. I did the initial ID by the star cluster and the Messier catalog. If you take a good look at the star cluster behind it and compare images, you can match up the stars as well as the nebulosity of M8 with 2 obvious areas, one brighter than the other. I tell you, your M8 image and Milky Way images make me want to get out and go to Joshua Tree National Park and take their Milky Way Workshop. I haven't really tried to do any serious astrophotography, but I would like to. Pretty darned good for shooting blind into the universe. :encouragement: This has a good reference image for comparison. [url=http://cs.astronomy.com/asy/m/nebulae/487965.aspx]The Lagoon Nebula (M8) - Astronomy Magazine - Interactive Star Charts, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Telescopes[/url] [/QUOTE]

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