M8 and M20 Mosaic

[Benklerk]

Messier 8 (Lagoon Nebula) and Messier 20 (Trifid Nebula)

This is a 2 panel mosaic and one of my first attempts at doing one.

The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula. The Lagoon Nebula is currently undergoing a period of active star formation and has already formed a sizable cluster of stars. NGC 6530, the extremely young open cluster formed from the material of M8. The Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4,000-6,000 light-years from the Earth. Like many nebula's, it appears pink in time-exposure color photos but is gray to the eye peering through binoculars or a telescope, human vision having poor color sensitivity at low light levels.

The Trifid Nebula is also an H II region located in Sagittarius. The name Trifid refers to its three-lobed appearance. Messier 20 consists of several different objects: an emission nebula, a reflection nebula, a dark nebula and an open star cluster.

First image is HOO which is just Hydrogen and Oxygen.
OSH Oxygen as red, Sulfur as Green and Hydrogen as Blue
SHO Sulfur as Red, Hydrogen as Green and Oxygen as Blue
HSO Hydrogen as Red, Sulfur as Green and Oxygen as Blue
OHS, Oxygen as red, Hydrogen as Green and Sulfur as Blue

Skywatcher ED72
HEQ5 Pro Beltmod
ZWO 1600 with Filters
HA    28 x 10min
OIII  34 x 10min
SII   28 x 10min
Total 90 x 10min
Total time 15hrs

[assouptro]

It’s difficult to decide which one I like the best. 

I think, for me, the HOO is my favourite! 

Well done on the mosaic, I haven’t tried on yet, and yours looks seamless 

thanks for sharing

Bryan