The open star cluster NGC6823 in the center of this image is surrounded by an area of nebulosity NGC6820. It includes a reclection nebula and a fainter emission nebula (SH2-86). Location: Constellation of Vulpecula. Distance: ~6000 lightyears. The object is not very bright and it took me 3 (short) summer nights to record it with my narrowband technique.
The Lagoon Nebula (M8) is a huge interstellar cloud located in the constellation of Sagittarius. Its a star-forming region and has a distance from Earth of about 5000 lightyears. This image again is a result of narrowband recording (Ha, SII and OIII wavelengths) with a total of 5 hrs exposure time recorded over two nights in August 2023. It was processed with PixInsight and Photoshop, using the “Foraxx” color palette. Compared to my older version of this area, I used less of a punchy HDR effect and developed the stars separately.
