Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  LBN 27  ·  LBN 38  ·  LDN 232  ·  LDN 237  ·  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6531  ·  NGC 6546  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M21 with M20 Trifid Nebula bonus, John Favalessa
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M21 with M20 Trifid Nebula bonus

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M21 with M20 Trifid Nebula bonus, John Favalessa
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M21 with M20 Trifid Nebula bonus

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I love the Sagittarius region!  Looking towards the center of the Milky Way has got to be tremendous...right?

I centered on M21, a young (only ~6.6 million years old) open cluster with many blue giant stars.  M20 the Trifid Nebula is really a beauty in natural color.  This image was taken with my OSC camera and only an IR cut filter up at Mt Pinos.  As others who where there lamented the clouds came in early limiting our time.

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