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

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Trifid Nebula distance: 5,200 light years. Effective FL: 765mm, f/7.65.

I shot this image from one of my favorite dark-sky sites: the Sonoran Desert National Monument, south-west of Phoenix, AZ. A 70-minute drive takes me out to the middle of nothing but the sound of coyotes yelping under billions of stars.

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Trifid Nebula, AZJohnnyC