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Trifid Nebula
M20
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Sagittarius
Distance 5,200 ly
More Info
Image
Date 16 Jun 2007 (Spring)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data RGB 30:30:30 mins @ -15C
R 3x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length 1280mm @f/6.4
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon RGB
Software Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop