M20 - The Trifid Nebula (Michel Makhlouta)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr) · Contains: B85 · M 20 · NGC 6514 · Sh2-30 · Trifid nebula

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M20 - The Trifid Nebula

The Trifid Nebula (Messier 20) located in Sagittarius.

Its name means 'divided into three lobes'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula (the lower, red portion), a reflection nebula (the upper, blue portion) and a dark nebula (dust clouds that absorb and block light from the bright objects behind them, causing the trifurcated appearance).

The Trifid Nebula is a star-forming region in the Scutum spiral arm of the Milky Way. The most massive star that has formed in this region is HD 164492A, an O7.5III star with a mass more than 20 times the mass of the Sun. This star is surrounded by a cluster of approximately 3100 young stars.

Source: Wikipedia

And on a personal note, I am officially retiring the newt until I get a proper mount. I lost half my data over the 3 nights period and I don't think it is worth it. On a brighter note, I finally got my reducer for my 80mm, hoping the mount will be less annoying with that image scale.

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RA (center)	18h02m35s.269
RA (top/left)	18h04m16s.755
RA (top/right)	18h00m43s.230
RA (bottom/right)	18h00m53s.280
RA (bottom/left)	18h04m27s.480

Dec (center)	-22°58′30″.26
Dec (top/left)	-22°37′57″.30
Dec (top/right)	-22°41′04″.35
Dec (bottom/right)	-23°18′57″.82
Dec (bottom/left)	-23°15′50″.38

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