Trifid Nebula - Messier 20

David Mihalic

Trifid Nebula - Messier 20

SPECIFICATIONS

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

Planewave CDK24: 60cm f/6.5

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

FLI ProLine PL9000

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

Chile

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

14-SEP-2020

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

LRGB

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

Pixinsight, Photoshop

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