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Observations of the Trifid Nebula (M20)

Other names NGC 6514
Cr 360
LBN 27

Object type Open cluster

RA 18h02m

Declination 22°58' S

Constellation Sagittarius

Further information

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4 
0 
M20 + M21
David Basey
Obs 2025 Jun 28 – 23:29 UTC
Upload 2025 Jun 29 – 10:19 UTC

4 
0 
Trifid Nebula
Steve Knight
Obs 2025 Apr 27 – 03:49 UTC
Upload 2025 May 04 – 09:03 UTC

4 
0 
M20 & M8
Steve Knight
Obs 2025 Apr 26 – 02:21 UTC
Upload 2025 May 04 – 08:20 UTC

3 
0 
The Triffid Nebula M20
Royston Morgan
Obs 2025 Jan 13 – 17:31 UTC
Upload 2025 Jan 13 – 17:36 UTC

7 
0 
The Trifid Beauty
Mazin Younis
Obs 2024 Aug 26
Upload 2024 Aug 27 – 19:57 UTC

2 
0 
M20 Trifid Nebula in S...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2024 Jul 29 – 21:20 UTC
Upload 2024 Aug 05 – 19:52 UTC

0 
0 
Trifid Nebula (M20) in...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2024 Jul 08 – 21:36 UTC
Upload 2024 Jul 09 – 10:22 UTC

3 
0 
M20 Trifid Nebula
Mark Phillips
Obs 2024 Jun 04 – 23:34 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 14 – 10:47 UTC

7 
0 
M20
Luigi Morrone
Obs 2022 May 01
Upload 2024 Jun 12 – 15:17 UTC

6 
0 
Messier 20
Paul Downing
Obs 2013 Jun 14 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 18 – 09:16 UTC

6 
0 
Wide-field H-alpha ima...
Joan Genebriera
Obs 2017 Jul 20 – 23:45 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 26 – 23:01 UTC

5 
0 
Trifid + asteroid (431...
Mazin Younis
Obs 2023 Jul 22 – 00:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Jul 22 – 21:23 UTC

6 
2 
The Lagoon and Trifid ...
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2023 Jun 24 – 00:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Jul 02 – 15:18 UTC

4 
0 
M20 The Trifid nebula
David Strange
Obs 2023 Jun 22 – 00:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 24 – 09:34 UTC

3 
0 
Trifid Nebula M20
Ivan Walton
Obs 2022 Aug 03 – 21:16 UTC
Upload 2022 Aug 10 – 15:31 UTC

1 
0 
M20 Trifid Nebula (NGC...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2022 Jun 17 – 22:50 UTC
Upload 2022 Jun 24 – 14:35 UTC

4 
0 
Working on my processi...
Simon Bakewell
Obs 2021 Nov 30 – 20:37 UTC
Upload 2021 Nov 30 – 20:38 UTC

1 
0 
Trifid Nebula
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2021 Jun 22 – 03:33 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 24 – 17:28 UTC

2 
0 
Trifid & Lagoon Ne...
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2021 Jun 15 – 12:51 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 21 – 20:28 UTC

4 
0 
Trifid Nebula
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2021 Jun 20 – 00:40 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 20 – 20:55 UTC

4 
0 
M20
Padraig Houlahan
Obs 2021 Jun 14
Upload 2021 Jun 14 – 18:52 UTC

3 
0 
Lagoon Widefield
David Strange
Obs 2021 Jun 14 – 01:36 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 14 – 09:42 UTC

3 
0 
Lagoon and Trifid Nebu...
Tim Haymes
Obs 2021 Jun 12 – 23:55 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 13 – 23:17 UTC

4 
0 
M20 - The Trifid
Grant Privett
Obs 2021 May 07 – 02:00 UTC
Upload 2021 May 08 – 07:39 UTC

4 
0 
Lagoon and Trifid Nebu...
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2021 Apr 09 – 11:24 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 19 – 11:34 UTC

5 
0 
Lagoon & Trifid Ne...
David Strange
Obs 2020 Aug 16 – 19:23 UTC
Upload 2020 Aug 17 – 15:31 UTC

5 
0 
M20 Trifid Nebula (RGB...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 May 30 – 01:41 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 30 – 10:19 UTC

9 
0 
M20 Trifid Nebula
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2020 Mar 29 – 04:26 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 30 – 10:29 UTC

8 
0 
Trifid Nebula
Rodger King
Obs 2019 May 28 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2019 Sep 26 – 13:56 UTC

6 
0 
M20
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2019 Jul 07 – 01:46 UTC
Upload 2019 Jul 08 – 09:00 UTC

2 
0 
M20 scale
Len Adam
Obs 2018 Oct 09 – 11:58 UTC
Upload 2018 Oct 09 – 11:58 UTC

5 
0 
Messier 20
Len Adam
Obs 2018 Oct 09 – 11:55 UTC
Upload 2018 Oct 09 – 11:55 UTC

8 
0 
Teapot to Vesta
John Savage
Obs 2018 Jul 10 – 20:21 UTC
Upload 2018 Jul 10 – 20:25 UTC

8 
0 
M8/M20 from La Palma
Nick James
Obs 2018 May 14 – 00:16 UTC
Upload 2018 Jun 10 – 21:48 UTC

9 
0 
M20 - Triffid nebula
Ken Moore
Obs 2018 May 22 – 12:41 UTC
Upload 2018 May 28 – 01:44 UTC

10 
0 
Snapshot of Sagittariu...
Nick James
Obs 2018 May 13 – 23:23 UTC
Upload 2018 May 15 – 16:18 UTC

11 
2 
M8/M20 from La Palma
Nick James
Obs 2017 May 22 – 00:02 UTC
Upload 2018 Feb 21 – 07:16 UTC

5 
0 
M20, M8 and Comet C/20...
Mike Olason
Obs 2017 Feb 27 – 19:15 UTC
Upload 2017 Mar 02 – 07:21 UTC

2 
0 
Sagittarius nebulae
Martin Martin
Obs 2014 Aug 04 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2016 Dec 13 – 12:48 UTC

5 
0 
Comet 22P Kopff passin...
Mike Olason
Obs 2015 Nov 12 – 08:14 UTC
Upload 2016 Nov 29 – 07:09 UTC
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