Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid nebula
Messier 20 (NGC 6514) the Trifid Nebula, dcAstro
Messier 20 (NGC 6514) the Trifid Nebula
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Messier 20 (NGC 6514) the Trifid Nebula

Messier 20 (NGC 6514) the Trifid Nebula, dcAstro
Messier 20 (NGC 6514) the Trifid Nebula
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Messier 20 (NGC 6514) the Trifid Nebula

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Description

Messier 20 (NGC 6514), commonly known as the Trifid Nebula, an HII region in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Technical Details:

This LRGB composite image consists of 102 frames totaling 21 hours of exposure time. Individual exposures include 48 - 900 second luminance frames, 18 - 600 second red filtered frames, 18 - 600 second green filtered frames and 18 - 600 second blue filtered frames. Luminance frames were captured using a Takahashi TOA-130 refractor, QSI583wsg CCD camera, Astrodon GenII filter and Astro-Physics AP900 German equatorial mount. Red, green and blue frames were captured using a Takahashi FSQ-106 refractor, QSI583wsg CCD camera, Astrodon GenII filters and Astro-Physics Mach1 German equatorial mount. Image calibration and processing was accomplished using PixInsight.

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Messier 20 (NGC 6514) the Trifid Nebula, dcAstro