Messier M20
Objects Information
- Messier object: M20
- Common name for Messier object: Trifid Nebula
- NGC (New General Catalog) number: NGC 6514
- Discription: Diffuse Nebula
- Located in
constellation:
Sagittarius
- Right ascension in hours minutes: 18:02.6
- Declination in degrees minutes: -23:02
- Visual magnitude: 9
- Size: 28.0 arc minutes
- Image orientation: North is top, East is left
- Detailed discription of
M20 in
SEDS Messier database
Photo Information
- 52 x 60 seconds, sky tracked, not guided
- Date of observation: August 26, 2006
- Time at end of first CCD image 9:29 PDT
- Time at end of last CCD image 10:35 PDT
- Observing Location: Oregon Star Party
Imaging Equipment
- Telescope: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars 80mm ED Apochromatic Refractor, 600mm focal length, f/7.5 focal ratio
- Vixen 2680 flip mirror
- Edmund Optics T-Mount 25mm extension tube (48mm barrel)
- Baader Planetarium T-2 Quick Changer System (T2-06 and T2-07)
- Camera: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars
StarShoot Deep-Space CCD Color Imaging Camera
- TeleVue 32mm Plossl was used on the top port of the Vixen flip mirror
- Telescope Mount: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Sirius EQ-G with GoTo Controller
Imaging Processing
- DeepSkyStacker V2.5.5 cal, stacked, color balance
- Pleiades Software PixInsight LE Version 1.0.2.143 Color color balance, saturation
- Adobe Photoshop Version CS2 V9.0.2 smart sharpen, jpg
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