Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6531  ·  Trifid Nebula
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The Trifid Nebula, SolarVortex3562
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The Trifid Nebula

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The Trifid Nebula

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I'm very happy with this result with only 9 hours of integration time. In messier 21 there are a few diffraction spikes that exist. I have concluded that the diffraction spikes in Messier 21 are dust on the front of the telescope. I confirmed this by looking at my flat frames and seeing two overlapping dust spots lining up with messier 21. Also after a meridian flip the Diffraction spikes go away.

Taken in a bortle 7
Moon was not up when photographing this object

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Title: Messier 20 starless

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The Trifid Nebula, SolarVortex3562