M20

Trifid Nebula

M20

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Sagittarius

Distance

5,200 ly

Capture Details

Date

June 16, 2007

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

R 3x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 2x2)

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