Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M 20 - Trifid Nebula, JOAO A MATTEI
M 20 - Trifid Nebula
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M 20 - Trifid Nebula

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The Trifid Nebula Messier 20 (M20, NGC 6514) in Sagittarius is a remarkable and beautiful object as it consists of both a conspicuous emission nebula and a remarkable reflection nebula component.

This image was captured during on 6th EBA (Brazilian Meeting of Astrophotography) occured in July 2013, in Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil.

It was captured during on July 11th and 12th . It was captured for me and processed by Fernando Pinheiro (Nando Pinheiro) using Photoshop.

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M 20 - Trifid Nebula, JOAO A MATTEI