Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  B85  ·  LBN 27  ·  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid Nebula
In the Heart of Trifid, Jari Saukkonen
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In the Heart of Trifid

In the Heart of Trifid, Jari Saukkonen
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In the Heart of Trifid

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Choo choo, last train to M20! The central part of the milky way is quickly receding from our night skies and I wanted to get a shot of this classic target during this season. The data was shot at my native resolution of 0.67"/px and since it was of rather good quality and looked fabulous even at full resolution I used drizzle stacking to reach the final resolution of  0.34"/px as presented here. It's such a pleasure to work with an instrument that is capable of both fine detail and capturing large swathes of sky at the same time. The only problem is trying to present this combination with a limited screen estate.

Make sure to check out the revisions for wider views of the area!

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Title: The complete Trifid Nebula

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In the Heart of Trifid, Jari Saukkonen