Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M20, The Trifid Nebula, Shannon Calvert
M20, The Trifid Nebula
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M20, The Trifid Nebula

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M20, The Trifid Nebula, Shannon Calvert
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M20, The Trifid Nebula

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After a looooong stretch of terrible weather, I finally got a break in the clouds after midnight. The late start threw off my usual list of targets and I wound up shooting an obscure NGC galaxy in Virgo. After about 40 minutes, I looked towards the south and saw Scorpio! Oooh... if that's up, then Sagittarius is right behind it with a wealth of colorful nebula. I immediately nixed NGC-whatever and made a beeline for the Trifid. The sleep depirvation was worth it.

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M20, The Trifid Nebula, Shannon Calvert