M8 lagoon Nebula
M8 lagoon Nebula
One of my favorite objects in the Milky Way! Shot from Christchurch, New Zealand.
Located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, M8 is 4,100 light-years from Earth. Ultraviolet light from hot, newborn stars causes hydrogen to fluoresce bright pink in photographs. To the eye the nebulosity looks misty gray. The Lagoon is named for the dark lane that winds to the east of the brightest patch. Other dark globules — stellar birth cocoons — are silhouetted against bright nebulosity.
About me: I'm Paul Wilson, an Astrophotographer from New Zealand. Born in 1986. I picked up my first camera in 2014 and haven't looked back. Self-taught and constantly pushing the limitless creative potential of photography, always in search of the next shot. I'm happy to have made so many friends through photography, won awards, worked with amazing companies, and impressed my son capturing the universe around us.
