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The Trifid Nebula (M20) & The Lagoon Nebula (M8), 



    
        

            Randy Reece
The Trifid Nebula (M20) & The Lagoon Nebula (M8)
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The Trifid Nebula (M20) & The Lagoon Nebula (M8)

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The Trifid Nebula (M20) & The Lagoon Nebula (M8), 



    
        

            Randy Reece
The Trifid Nebula (M20) & The Lagoon Nebula (M8)
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The Trifid Nebula (M20) & The Lagoon Nebula (M8)

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
William Optics Redcat 51
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Mounts
Sky-Watcher NEQ6-Pro

Acquisition details

Dates:
July 15, 2022
Frames:
214×180(10h 42′) (gain: 76.00) -10°C
Integration:
10h 42′
Darks:
30
Flats:
120
Flat darks:
120
Avg. Moon age:
16.78 days
Avg. Moon phase:
95.47%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
4.00
Temperature:
15.00

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 6027043

RA center: 18h03m29s.8

DEC center: -23°3426

Pixel scale: 1.584 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 105.476 degrees

Field radius: 2.118 degrees

Resolution: 7781x5663

File size: 11.0 MB

Locations: The Blue Marble Observatory, Canfield, ON, Canada

Data source: Backyard

Description

M20 & M8
The Trifid Nebula & The Lagoon Nebula
Captured June 29 - July 15, 2022
Total Exposure Time: 10 Hours, 6 minutes

Sub-Frames:
Luminance Filter - 98 X 180 seconds
Red Filter - 36 X 180 seconds
Blue Filter - 36 X 180 seconds
Green Filter - 36 X 180 seconds
30 dark frames, 120 flat frames/ 120 dark flat frames

Equipment:
-ZWO ASI1600MM Pro mono CMOS camera, running at -10° C
-ZWO 8 position filter wheel, Baader Planetarium LRGB filters
-William Optics RedCat 51, F4.9, 250mm Focal Length
-Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro Go-To Computerized GEM mount
-Starwave 50mm guide scope, ASI120M (Mono) Guide Camera
-Kendrick Firefly Dew Heaters
-ZWO EAF (Electronic Automatic Focuser)
-Pegasus Pocket Power Box
-SkyShed Roll-Off-Roof (ROR) Observatory

Captured using ASCOM, EQMOD, APT (Astrophotography Tool), PHD2
Processed with Deep SkyStacker, StarTools and GIMP

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The Trifid Nebula (M20) & The Lagoon Nebula (M8), 



    
        

            Randy Reece