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Telescope: Stellarvue 80mm Triplet | Designation:The Trifid Nebula (catalogued as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means 'three-lobe'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (a relatively dense, red-yellow portion), a reflection nebula (the mainly NNE blue portion), and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' in the former that cause the trifurcated appearance also designated Barnard 85). Viewed through a small telescope, the Trifid Nebula is a bright and peculiar object, and is thus a perennial favorite of amateur astronomers. Wiki |
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Mount: Ioptron CEM25 P | Constellation: Sagittarius. |
Camera: ZWO ASI294 OSC with Triad Narrow Band filter | Imaged With ZWO ASIAIR |
Guiding:ZWO 120 Mini Guider | Type: HII Nebula, Emission Nebula and Dark Nebula |
Exposure Data: Narrow Band Triad Filter, 34, 10 minute sub exposures. | Position: R.A. 18h 02m 23s , Dec -23° 01' 48" |
Processed using PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: June 2021 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Roadrunner Observatory backyard Palm Desert |
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