Copyright © 2007 Larry Phillips
M20, Trifid Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius
Cataloged as NGC 6514
This is a red emission nebula with a young star cluster near its center is surrounded by a blue reflection nebula. The night I imaged this I ran out of dark to collect any color data. I plan to add this data in the future.
Distance: Estimated at 5200 light years
Size: An estimated 50 light years across
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 130 EDT F8
Mount: Losmandy G11 with Gemini Control with Advanced Telescope Systems portable pier
Images: 2 luminance @ 5 minutes each, No color data
Date: May 2007
Software: Camera and guider control - CCDSoft, Calibration and stacking -
CCDStack, Creation of color image - Photoshop CS2