Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M20 / Messier 20 / Trifid nebula, Gurjot Singh
M20 / Messier 20 / Trifid nebula
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M20 / Messier 20 / Trifid nebula

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M20 / Messier 20 / Trifid nebula, Gurjot Singh
M20 / Messier 20 / Trifid nebula
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M20 / Messier 20 / Trifid nebula

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Location:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Gear:Camera - ZWO ASI183MC PRO COOLEDTelescope - Skywatcher quattro 200 Newtonian f/3.9Aplanatic f/4 coma correctorOptolong UV/IR cut filterMount - Saxon Heq5 Pro Guiding:ZWO Guide scope with ASI120 mini  Acquisition: 68 x 300 sec subs.19 x darks60 x offset / bias19th June 2023About 5.5 hours of integration   Processing:Stacked in DSSProcessing in pixinsightCCAutomaticBackgroundExtractionBlurXterminatorNoiseXterminatorHistogram transformationStarXterminatorCurves transformation / saturationUnstretched stars for smaller and sharper starsSaturated starsCombine star and starless Pixelmath  Lightroom shadows and blacks adjustment

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M20 / Messier 20 / Trifid nebula, Gurjot Singh