M8 Lagoon Nebula in SHO Narrowband Palette
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 at 2:36:57 PM · 2026/Astrophotography
This is a detailed astrophotography image of M8, the Lagoon Nebula, captured using narrowband filters (SII, Ha, OIII) and processed in the SHO palette. The image showcases the nebula's characteristic rosette structure with orange-red sulfur emissions forming the outer regions, blue-green oxygen emissions in the interior cavity, and hydrogen-alpha details throughout. The central star cluster and complex dark lanes are clearly visible. This emission nebula in Sagittarius is a stellar nursery where new stars are actively forming, approximately 4,100 light-years from Earth.
Chronologically Adjacent
