NGC 6531, IC 1274 and the Trifid nebula (NGC 6514) in Saggitarius (Ian Dixon)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr) · Contains: 4 Sgr · B85 · B91 · IC 1274 · IC 4684 · M 20 · M 21 · NGC 6514 · NGC 6531 · NGC 6546 · PK006+00.1 · PK006+01.1 · PK008-01.1 · Sh2-26 · Sh2-28 · Sh2-30 · Sh2-34 · The star 4Sgr · Trifid Nebula

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NGC 6531, IC 1274 and the Trifid nebula (NGC 6514) in Saggitarius

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NGC 6531, IC 1274 and the Trifid nebula (NGC 6514) in Saggitarius

I was inspired by members of our local astro club to try my luck on the Trifid nebula. I am still a few weeks away from gathering all the gear I need to guide, so this is another unguided image.

M20 is one of the very best targets in (what is my) Southern summer sky. My atlas mentions:

"Messier 20 (NGC 6514) is also known as the Trifid Nebula. Named for its three-lobed appearance, it is one of the most famous objects in the sky. This object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula, a reflection nebula, and a dark nebula that divides the emission nebula into three parts."

This was imaged using my 70 mm refractor and DSLR.

Thanks for looking!

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Description: IC1274 in the lower left quadrant of the original image.

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RA (center)	18h02m10s.58
RA (top/left)	18h08m07s.97
RA (top/right)	17h53m34s.79
RA (bottom/right)	17h56m05s.29
RA (bottom/left)	18h10m54s.22

Dec (center)	-22°52′36″.7
Dec (top/left)	-21°13′22″.7
Dec (top/right)	-22°03′34″.9
Dec (bottom/right)	-24°30′57″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	-23°40′00″.4

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