M8 (NGC 6523), The Lagoon Nebula
Sketch and Details by Jeff Young
Our summer holidays again found us in Colorado (I hail from there, even though I now live in Ireland), where I was able to do some high-altitude observing. This sketch of M8, the Lagoon Nebula (and the associated cluster NGC6530, to the left of center) was done at the Blue Lakes Drive turnout, about ¾ of the way up Hoosier Pass. The pass itself is some 11,500’; I’d guess the turnout is at about 11,000. Conditions were pretty good for this site (I’ve recorded up to a 21.8 on the SQM in the past).
HB pencil on white cardstock; scanned and inverted in Photoshop.
10” Dall-Kirkham (Mewlon) on AP600EGTO mount; UO 32Mk-80 with UHC filter; 100X.
Cheers,
— Jeff
Jeff that is just the best holiday post card I have ever seen!
Thanks for sending it to us.
Dale 🙂
Jeff,
A superb high quality, accurate sketch of M-8 and associated open cluster. Thank you for sharing it.
Frank 🙂
Thanks, Dale and Frank. I’ve got a few more from my trip that I’ll send in over the next while.
Cheers,
— Jeff.
I knew this was a Jeff,before I rolled the page down 🙂 excellent sketch
Dee