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Trifid Nebula
M20
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Sagittarius
Distance 5,200 ly
More Info
Image
Date 30 Jul 2005 (Summer)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data HaLRGB 60:45:30:30:30 mins @ -15C
Ha 4x15, Lum 3x15 (bin 1x1), R 2x15, G 2x15, B 2x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB, 6nm Ha
Software CCDSoft, Photoshop