Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 1275  ·  IC 4684  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6531  ·  NGC 6544  ·  NGC 6546  ·  NGC 6559  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr  ·  Trifid nebula
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M20 & M8 - Trifid and Lagoon, Jon Rista
M20 & M8 - Trifid and Lagoon
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M20 & M8 - Trifid and Lagoon

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Lagoon and Trifid nebulas, imaged from a dark site in eastern Colorado, about 30 minutes out of the Denver metro area. Sky darkness was around 21.4mag/sq"...not the best dark site in the world, but significantly better than imaging with heavy LP from my red zone back yard.

I have several versions here. The original was my first pass at processing, and lacked any meaningful star reduction or color and detail enhancement. Versions B, C, and D include detail enhancement and one, two, or three passes of MT star reduction in PI, respectively.

Version E: Dust lane and detail enhancement.

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  • M20 & M8 - Trifid and Lagoon, Jon Rista
    Original
  • M20 & M8 - Trifid and Lagoon, Jon Rista
    B
  • M20 & M8 - Trifid and Lagoon, Jon Rista
    C
  • M20 & M8 - Trifid and Lagoon, Jon Rista
    D
  • Final
    M20 & M8 - Trifid and Lagoon, Jon Rista
    E

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M20 & M8 - Trifid and Lagoon, Jon Rista

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