Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid Nebula
M20 Trifid Nebula, Phil Ostroff
M20 Trifid Nebula
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M20 Trifid Nebula

M20 Trifid Nebula, Phil Ostroff
M20 Trifid Nebula
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M20 Trifid Nebula

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An awesome clear night last night, and my gear was playing nicely with the updated version of PHD2 Guiding, in which I utilized the multistar guiding option. 

The Trifid Nebula is located in Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means 'divided into three lobes'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula, a reflection nebula and a dark nebula. It lies approximately 5,200 light years from Earth.

Image Details:
- Imaging Scope: Astrotelescopes ED 80mm Refractor
- Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Color with UV/IR Blocking filter 
- Guiding Scope: William Optics 66mm Petzval
- Guiding Camera: Orion Starshoot Auto Guider
- Acquisition Software: Sharpcap
- Guiding Software: PHD2
- Light Frames: 25*5 mins @ 50 Gain, Temp -15C
- Dark Frames: 25*5 mins
- Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
- Processed in PixInsight and Adobe Lightroom

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M20 Trifid Nebula, Phil Ostroff