Observation by Don Taylor: The Lagoon and Trifid by Don Taylor

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Observer

Don Taylor

Observed

2012 Nov 11 - 17:40

Uploaded

2012 Nov 11 - 17:40

Objects

The Lagoon Nebula (M8)
The Trifid Nebula (M20)

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Constellation

Sagittarius

Field centre

RA: 18^h05^m
Dec: -23°50'
Position angle: -5°59'

Field size

4°21' × 2°41'

Title

The Lagoon and Trifid by Don Taylor

About this image

Houston based astronomer Don Taylor captured this amazing image of the Lagoon and Trifid area in Sagittarius using an FSQ 106 refractor operating at f/3.6 and an SBIG ST1000X CCD camera fitted with AstroDon 5nm narrowband and I-series full spectrum filters. If anyone would like a larger (20Mb) file to play with then you can get one here.

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