Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  40 Harmonia  ·  7 Sgr  ·  9 Sgr  ·  9.65  ·  B296  ·  B302  ·  B85  ·  B88  ·  B89  ·  Hourglass nebula  ·  IC 4684  ·  IC 4685  ·  LBN 25  ·  LBN 26  ·  LBN 27  ·  LBN 31  ·  LBN 34  ·  LDN 166  ·  LDN 171  ·  LDN 180  ·  LDN 210  ·  LDN 213  ·  LDN 214  ·  LDN 224  ·  LDN 230  ·  LDN 232  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  M 8  ·  And 15 more.
M008 and M020, John R Carter, Sr.
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M008 and M020

M008 and M020, John R Carter, Sr.
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M008 and M020

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Description

I was inspired by Mark Bahu's image of M008 (Lagoon Nebula) and M020 (Trifid Nebula) to get this shot of the same two objects. CentralDS modified/cooled Canon 6D, C-14/Hyperstar, single frame at 30 seconds with ISO 800. Post processed with Photoshop CS6 and Luminar.

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  • M008 and M020, John R Carter, Sr.
    Original
  • M008 and M020, John R Carter, Sr.
    B
  • Final
    M008 and M020, John R Carter, Sr.
    C

B

Description: Stack of 20 subs, 20 darks, 70 bias, and 24 flats.
Processed with PixInsight, Luminar and Preview on a Mac.

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C

Description: Reduced blue

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M008 and M020, John R Carter, Sr.