This image of M8 is a single 2 minute exposure taken on July 26th, 1998 at ANZA with my Meade LX200 10" F/6.3 telescope with a SBIG ST-8 and the new AO-7 Adaptive Optics. To the left is the is the open cluster NGC 6530.
RA (2000)
18:03.8
DEC (2000)
-24:23
Magnitude
5.8
Size
90.0 x 40.0 arc min
Constellation
Sagittarius
Other Name
NGC 6523
Distance
~ 4900 Light Years
Object Type
Emission Nebula
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