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

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
Trifid Nebula, jprejean
Trifid Nebula
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Trifid Nebula

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Description

M20 is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. Its name means 'three-lobe',
Processed from FITs subframes in from Telescope Live using PixInsight.

Captured at El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

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Trifid Nebula, jprejean