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Messier catalogue

M8

M8 is one of the 2 designations carried by one and the same photograph.

The photograph

What this number shows here

La Lagune et la Trifide, M8, longest exposure 11h 23
La Lagune et la Trifide 11h 23 · Vaonis Vespera Pro

This photograph is published under M8 · M20. It shows them together, in the same field. I do not log where the boundary between them runs: what M8 covers exactly is read at the source, not here.

What M8 stands for, at: NASA, catalogue Messier de Hubble, Messier 8.

Object photographed
La Lagune et la Trifide
Family
Nébuleuse
Constellation
Sagittaire
Shots taken
1
Night of the capture
3 July 2026
Cumulative integration
11h 23
Filter
Duo-bande
Instrument
Vaonis Vespera Pro
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Messier catalogue

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A catalogue drawn up by Charles Messier in the 18th century.

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The other names

The other names for this photograph

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