M20 (ngc6514) the Trifid, an emission and reflection nebula in Sagittarius


Right Ascension = 18h 02m 18s (h:m:s), Declination = -23d 02' 00 (deg:m:s)
Magnitude = 9.0, Size = 28 arc minutes

Color of M20 (ngc6514) the Trifid, an emission and reflection nebula in Sagittarius

Original size version cropped to 1519x1134 flipped and rotated to match the naked eye sky view. You may have to place your cursor on the image and click to get full size. Use your 'Back' button to return here.

Optics: Celestron C8 Schmitt Cassegrain
Adapter: (Celestron f6.3 reducer)
Date: 08/19/2006 (RGB 08/19/06 and Luminance 08/17/06) Time: 08:32:xx UTC
Exposure: 1 luminance of 5 minutes, 1 Red, green blue of 5 minutes each.
Resolution: 1600 x 1200 cropped
Guiding: ST-2000XM Built in TC237 guider using AO-7
Acquisition: SBIG ST-2000XM camera
Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini GOTO
Software: SBIG CCDOPS ver 5.41B6NT and CCDSoft 5.00.170
notes: Autodark added to each image, stacked in CCDSoft, RGB, Luminance levels and combined in PaintShop Pro v6.02.

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Last edited:10/16/2006, by Don Lewis, Wye Mountain Observatory