Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6531  ·  Trifid nebula
Trifid Nebula, Messier 20, Cory Schmitz
Trifid Nebula, Messier 20
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Trifid Nebula, Messier 20

Trifid Nebula, Messier 20, Cory Schmitz
Trifid Nebula, Messier 20
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Trifid Nebula, Messier 20

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Description

This version of messier 20, the Trifid Nebula, was just a quick target to shoot at the end of our last night imaging at the Rooikloof farm in Sutherland, South Africa, back in April 2014. Exceptionally dark and clear skies in the Karoo desert make for lots of data in a short amount of time. I'm way too happy with this image despite the short exposure time. Dark skies matter. Love the desert!

Image details:

7x 300s ISO800, 35minutes total exposure time

Canon 60Da

Orion 8" Astrograph, f/3.9

Celestron CGEM DX mount

Orion SSAG + 50mm guide scope

Data acquired with BackyardEOS

Guiding with PhD

Reduced and post-processed with PixInsight

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Trifid Nebula, Messier 20, Cory Schmitz