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M20
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M20 Emission/Reflection Nebula in Sagittarius (Trifid Nebula)
Date July 20-21, 2008
Exposure LRGB 90:9:12:12 (RGB acquired with FSQ f/5)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.6 on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini (FSQ for color)
Guiding Remote guide head with E-finder
Processing MaximDL, PhotoshopCS3, FITS Liberator, GradientXterminator
Comments Moderate seeing, quite warm

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M20 Emission/Reflection Nebula in Sagittarius (Trifid Nebula)
Date 6/18 & 6/19/2006
Exposure LRGB 140:30:30:30 (RGB binned 2x2)
Camera ST2000XM w/ SBIG filters
Telescope Takahashi Sky90 @f/5.6 on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini
Guiding Self-guided
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS2
Comments Moderate seeing; warm and humid

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