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Lagoon, Loreta and Trifid Nebula in widefield, Pranay Kanwar
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Lagoon, Loreta and Trifid Nebula in widefield

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Lagoon, Loreta and Trifid Nebula in widefield, Pranay Kanwar
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Lagoon, Loreta and Trifid Nebula in widefield

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Lagoon, Loreta, and Trifid nebula in widefield. The Lagoon is one on the top, Loreta on the left, and Trifid on the bottom.

The Lagoon Nebula a.k.a M8, Gum 72,  NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, or Gum 72 an emission nebula and HII region in Sagittarius ~4k-6k ly away with
dimensions 110 by 50 ly. One of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the eye. 

The Trifid Nebula a.k.a M20, NGC 6514. The name "Trifid" means 'three-lobe,' as seen in the nebula's core.  An H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. 

The Loreta Nebula a.k.a NGC 6559, a star-forming region in Sagittarius ~5 ly away.

RGB and SHO data combined 10h 27m total, with S, H, and O channels added to Red, Green, and Blue channels, respectively. Frames 

Blue     180s x 6, 600s x 13   
Green  180s x 6     
Ha        1200s x 7 
Oiii       1200s x 7
Red      180s x 7           
Sii         1200s x 5

Data is from iTelescope.net premium image set, taken from T10, a Takahashi TOA-130 with SBIG STX-16803 camera, and Astrodon HSO (3nm) filters. Located in Siding Spring Observatory, Australia. Dates unknown probably April-July 2022.

Processed In PixInsight, Initial integration with AutoIntegrate.js Script.

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Lagoon, Loreta and Trifid Nebula in widefield, Pranay Kanwar