M20 Trifid Nebula

 Posted: Jul 18th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Askar SQA 106 мм f/4.8
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC
Mount: Ioptron HAE 29 C
Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril
Exposure:
107 x 180" ISO/Gain: 100
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Adygeya Stanica Dahovskaya, Russia
 Jul 16th, 2026
5 h 21 m
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Resolution: 1685x1278 px
Scale: 470 KB
Trifid Nebula (M 20, NGC 6514)
It features three main types of nebulae:
Emission nebula - pink color.
Reflection nebula - blue color.
Dark nebula - black color.
Located at a distance of 2000 to 9000 light years.
Size about 50 light years.
Apparent size 20 arcminutes.
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Heavily cropped?
27 Jul, 2026 Reply
Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Oeswww
I wanted to show more details in the nebula, so I cropped it that way.
28 Jul, 2026 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Ryjov Aleksey
Normal — click on the image and zoom in yourself) By the way, check out my M20 from May.
28 Jul, 2026 Reply
Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Oeswww
Already checked it out, like!
28 Jul, 2026 Reply
Very beautiful!!
29 Jul, 2026 Reply
Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Nastyxo
Thank you)
29 Jul, 2026 Reply

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