Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M20 LRGB - The Trifid Nebula, andrea tasselli
M20 LRGB - The Trifid Nebula
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M20 LRGB - The Trifid Nebula

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M20 LRGB - The Trifid Nebula, andrea tasselli
M20 LRGB - The Trifid Nebula
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M20 LRGB - The Trifid Nebula

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M20 or the Trifid (or 3-pointed/forked) Nebula reminds me 2 things totally unrelated with each other: one is the SF novel (and later a movie by the same name) "The Day of the Trifids" and the other is how heavy it weighted in my bucket list. So much so that it was one of the first objects I had a go at on my first astrophotographic foray in Sardinia. Unbelievably, this image made to the front cover of the BAA magazine. Simpler times and even more so, simpler tastes to cater to; today it wouldn't even make to the backdrop of my kids' PCs. Yet, despite its obvious issues I never felt compelled to re-image it. Cast in virtual stone it will stay this way forever.

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