M20 - The Trifid Nebula

M20 - The Trifid Nebula
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M20 - The Trifid Nebula

This is an image of M20, also known as the Trifid Nebula. It is a nebula complex with emission, reflection, and dark nebula about 4,100 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius, It's name means "three lobe". This image was processed with the HOO palette with green data mixed with the OIII data.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL 9000
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
24 August 2022
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
Astrodon 2GEN, Ha (3nm), OIII(3nm), Green
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Pixinsight and Photoshop
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Bernard Miller/Telescope Live
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