TRIFID NEBULA - M20 (Drew Evans)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr) · Contains: B85 · HD164384 · HD164402 · HD164492 · HD164514 · HD164637 · HD164704 · HD164739 · LBN 27 · M 20 · NGC 6514 · Sh2-30 · Trifid Nebula

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TRIFID NEBULA - M20

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TRIFID NEBULA - M20

TRIFID NEBULA - M20

Discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, M20 is a star-forming nebula located 9,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius. Also known as the Trifid Nebula, M20 has an apparent magnitude of 6.3 and can be spotted with a small telescope. It is best observed during August low on the southern horizon in the northern hemisphere.

This image was taken over the span of several evenings, totaling just under 20 hours of data acquisition.

OTA: Sharpstar SC260 (260mm f/5, 1300mm focal length)
Mount: iOptron CEM120
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Gain: 100
Cooling Temperature: -10 degrees celsius

Filters:
Chroma L⚪ 60s x 220
Chroma R🔴 300s x 69
Chroma G🟢 300s x 58
Chroma B🔵 300s x 61
19.4 hours total total acquisition time

Auto-guiding: ZWO ASI174MM Mini and ZWO OAG-L
Auto-focusing: ZWO EAF
Control: ZWO ASIAIR Pro

Calibrated in Astro Pixel Processor with flats, darks and dark flats. Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom.

Location: Bortle Class 2 skies outside Flagstaff, Arizona

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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	18h02m21s.288
RA (top/left)	18h03m21s.734
RA (top/right)	18h00m37s.729
RA (bottom/right)	18h01m20s.483
RA (bottom/left)	18h04m05s.133

Dec (center)	-22°59′25″.20
Dec (top/left)	-22°38′22″.97
Dec (top/right)	-22°51′07″.40
Dec (bottom/right)	-23°20′27″.30
Dec (bottom/left)	-23°07′36″.39

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