Narayan Mukkavilli took this picture of the Lagoon nebula on the 16th July, 2005 from Sydney, Australia. This image was taken with an ED80, Canon 300D digital SLR with an Astronomik 1.25 inch CLS filter.(CG5 mount, autoguided with Guide Dog, 5 inch newtonian guidescope.)

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today."> Narayan Mukkavilli took this picture of the Lagoon nebula on the 16th July, 2005 from Sydney, Australia. This image was taken with an ED80, Canon 300D digital SLR with an Astronomik 1.25 inch CLS filter.(CG5 mount, autoguided with Guide Dog, 5 inch newtonian guidescope.)

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today."> Narayan Mukkavilli took this picture of the Lagoon nebula on the 16th July, 2005 from Sydney, Australia. This image was taken with an ED80, Canon 300D digital SLR with an Astronomik 1.25 inch CLS filter.(CG5 mount, autoguided with Guide Dog, 5 inch newtonian guidescope.)

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today.">

Astrophoto: Lagoon Nebula by Narayan Mukkavilli

Image credit: Narayan Mukkavilli.

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