M20 - The Trifid Nebula

 

This is M20, the Trifid Nebula. It's interesting because the pink and blue colors are very distinct when imaging this target. This lies in the dense star fields of Sagittarius and lies close by to M8, the Lagoon Nebula, and at the top of the image, M21, which got cut off when I cropped it. This is a result of over 30 minutes of exposures.

 

06/16/12

Joshua Tree National Park, CA

70 frames = 31 min 58 second exposure ISO 6400

Processed in DeepSkyStacker and Gimp 2

6" Meade Newtonian Reflector LXD75 EQ Mount

Canon Rebel T3 DSLR

 

 

Done