Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M20, Jeff Marston
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M20

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M20

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I have been doing images with my C8 and C11 sct’s which can be a lot more daunting than using a small scope. For this image I switched to my 140mm refractor, which I guess is small compared to my Schmidt Cassagrains. M20 never gets very high in the sky in my location so I always just hope for the best. Tracking was just so-so because of the extra turbulence of so much atmosphere.  The wind was also blowing a bit, but transparency was great and seeing wasn’t bad. I imaged from a Bortle 3 site I like to go to. There are darker places, but it sure beats the skies from my neighborhood.

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M20, Jeff Marston