Night Twentyfive - The Lagoon Nebula (M8)

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This image of the Lagoon Nebula wastaken at Potholes State Park Campground. Very breezy evening, thought the camera might get jostled around but the image looks OK. Located approximately 4,000–6,000 light-years from Earth, the nebula spans 110 by 50 light-years. While appearing pink in long-exposure photographs, it typically appears gray when viewed through binoculars or telescopes due to the human eye's limited color sensitivity in low-light conditions. The Lagoon Nebula is located in the constellation Sagittarius which is so low in the Southern sky that I can't image this from our house due to the trees blocking the view. This nebula is Messier 8.

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