M20 - The Trifid Nebula

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Date Taken 07/02/2005 at The Corn Patch Farm in West Jefferson, OH
Exposure Details 30x60s
Telescope/Mount Celestron Ultima 2000
Focal Length 670mm
Focal Ratio F3.3 using Meade Focal Reducer
Camera ST7E
Binning 1x1
Comments

Processed with ImagesPlus 1.72 and Adobe Photoshop 6.0.
Post processed with Neat Image.
Hutech IDAS LPR filter used.

I have always wanted to image this object. This same night I was observing with my 2080LX and saw the dust band. This was also the first image taken at some friends of mine's place. It has a great, dark, southern horizon.



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