M20 Trifid Nebula SHO

 Posted: Jan 27th, 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, GraXpert, Adobe Photoshop
Exposure:
117 x 180" ISO/Gain: 100
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Adygeya Stanica Dahovskaya, Russia
 Jun 20th, 2025
5 h 51 m
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Resolution: 1997x1691 px
Scale: 1360 KB
I continue to try new VeraLux scripts in Siril, and another one has been added—VeraLux Revela.

Revela is a local contrast mechanism: it adds "brightness" and depth to mid-tones and faint structures (texture).
Other scripts used for this image: VeraLux Alchemy, VeraLux HyperMetric Stretch, VeraLux Star Composer, VeraLux Vectra, VeraLux Revela, HDR Multiscale.
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  27 Jan, 2026
  5 h 51 m
I continue to try new VeraLux scripts in Siril, and another one has been added—VeraLux Revela. Revela is a local contrast mechanism: it adds "brightness" and de…
  16 Jul, 2025
  5 h 51 m
I pushed the total exposure to almost six hours. Definitely one of the most beautiful nebulae. The result of three nights of imaging. I'm done with the Trifid f…
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Vera Lux killed hydrogen.
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