Lagoon & Trifid Nebulae

David Mihalic

Lagoon & Trifid Nebulae

Messier 8 and Messier 20

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Officina Stellare RH200 20cm f/3

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI ML16200

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

09-Apr-2021

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

SII, Ha, OIII 1 hour 30 minutes

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight, Photoshop and Topaz Adjust

Gallery

Reprocess: R Aquarii - A symbiotic double star composed of a Mira type variable red giant and a white dwarf. Material from the red giant is being pulled away by the white dwarf creating loops seen in the image.

NGC 1398 - barred spiral galaxy in Fornax