Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  B85  ·  LBN 27  ·  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Sh2-30  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M20, the Trifid, Frank Kane
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M20, the Trifid

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M20, the Trifid

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The Trifid Nebula, imaged over two nights from my Central Florida backyard. Shot through RGB filters and the red was enhanced (lightly - too much overpowers the blue reflection nebula part it seems) with Hydrogen-alpha data.

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  • M20, the Trifid, Frank Kane
    Original
  • M20, the Trifid, Frank Kane
    B
  • Final
    M20, the Trifid, Frank Kane
    C

B

Description: Instead of enhancing red with Ha, I only enhanced luminance with it. Yields a more natural looking and pleasing image, although at the expense of some of the deeper Ha in the scene. Also hit it with deconvolution this time; some bright stars took on a bit of a donut appearance as a result but the added detail in the core was worth it.

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C

Description: Stars reduced.

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M20, the Trifid, Frank Kane