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M20 Trifid

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M20 Trifid Color

Name: Messier 20

Nickname: Trifid

Object Type: Nebula

Constellation: Sagittarius

Magnitude: 6.3

Object Size: 28 arc-min

Comment: aka NGC6514

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Date Taken: 2020-05-24

Camera ZWO ASI1600 (.72 arc-sec/pixel)

Exposure: 22 min

Telescope (Optics): AstroPhysics 155mm (6.1 in) EDF f/7

Focal Length (FL): 1085mm

Field of View(FOV): TBD

Mount: MI-250 Mount, ZWO ASI290 Off Axis Guider

Quick Notes: LRGB

Location: Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida

More information: Digging Deeper

Object Information:
Its name means 'divided into three lobes'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula (the red portion), a reflection nebula (the blue portion) and a dark nebula (the 'gaps' within the red emission nebula that cause the tri-furcated appearance) The dark lanes are also designated Barnard 85.

Technical Depths: REPLACE_THIS