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Date: 15/07/2010 |
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Name: Tifid Nebula - M20 In a physical sense, M20, the threefold or Trifid Nebula, rather consists of two components: the round central H-II region, glowing in red Ha light, is surrounded by the blue halo of a reflection nebula.
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Location: Greenwood - (Backyard) | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
Camera: Canon 20D - LP Filter Removed | Alignment Method: Automatic | |
Optics: Meade LX200R. | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
Exposure: 5 x 7m + 26 x 3m | RGB BKG Cal: No | |
Total Exposure: 1Hour 53Mintes | Per Channel Cal: No | |
Guiding: DSI on Skywatcher ED80. | Method: Median Kappa-Sigma K=2/I=5 | |
Filter: Astronomik CLS-CCD | Darks: No | |
Focus: Bahtinov Mask | Flat: No | |
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RA (J2000): 18 h 2.6 Min | Levels, Colour Balance, Curves, Saturation Scaling, jpeg Conversion. | |
DEC (J2000): - 23 Deg 2 Min | ||
Constellation: Sagittarius | ||
Distance: 2,660 Light Years |