The Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20) Nebulae imaged with an Askar FMA135 (SouthWestAstro)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr) · Contains: 11 Sgr · 4 Sgr · 63 Oph · 7 Sgr · 9 Sgr · IC 1274 · IC 1275 · IC 4684 · IC 4685 · Lagoon Nebula · M 20 · M 21 · M 8 · NGC 6514 · NGC 6523 · NGC 6526 · NGC 6530 · NGC 6531 · NGC 6544 · NGC 6546 · NGC 6559 · The star 1 Sgr · The star 12 Sgr · The star 4 Sgr · The star 5 Sgr · The star 63 Oph · The star 7 Sgr · The star 9 Sgr · Trifid Nebula

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The Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20) Nebulae imaged with an Askar FMA135

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The Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20) Nebulae imaged with an Askar FMA135

This image was taken from the backyard of our new home in South Phoenix in the foothills of South Mountain. The sky is Bortle 6 vs. Bortle 5 at our last house on the other side of the mountain but we have wider views and the backyard faces south.

Sagittarius and Scorpius are prominent in the southern sky right now (07/14/2023) and this is the first occasion I have had to observe and image them.

The image was taken with an Askar FMA135 30mm (!) triplet refractor and an ASI533MC Pro camera. I also used a ZWO OAG with an ASI174MM mini guide camera.

The image was obtained from 240 x 30s frames with calibration and processed using Pixinsight.

The plate solving by Astrobin annotates several other DSO's including M21. This is an especially rich region of the night sky.

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RA (center)	18h03m44s.91
RA (top/left)	18h17m50s.19
RA (top/right)	18h02m29s.81
RA (bottom/right)	17h49m37s.94
RA (bottom/left)	18h05m05s.74

Dec (center)	-23°37′25″.7
Dec (top/left)	-23°19′30″.2
Dec (top/right)	-20°23′31″.5
Dec (bottom/right)	-23°50′55″.10
Dec (bottom/left)	-26°51′41″.5

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