Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  -0.73  ·  11 Sgr  ·  7 Sgr  ·  9 Sgr  ·  B296  ·  B302  ·  B303  ·  B85  ·  B88  ·  B89  ·  B91  ·  HD164171  ·  HD164193  ·  HD164226  ·  HD164294  ·  HD164384  ·  HD164385  ·  HD164386  ·  HD164402  ·  HD164452  ·  HD164492  ·  HD164514  ·  HD164515  ·  HD164534  ·  HD164535  ·  HD164536  ·  HD164537  ·  HD164585  ·  HD164602  ·  HD164637  ·  And 328 more.
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M20, M8, Trifid and Lagoon nebula mosaic, Dev (Dave) Prana
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M20, M8, Trifid and Lagoon nebula mosaic

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M20, M8, Trifid and Lagoon nebula mosaic, Dev (Dave) Prana
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M20, M8, Trifid and Lagoon nebula mosaic

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[left=kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q]M8, Lagoon nebula + M20, Trifid nebula[/left][left=cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q]The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. The Lagoon Nebula was discovered by Giovanni Hodierna before 1654 and is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the eye from mid-northern latitudes.Distance to Earth: 4,077 light years[/left][left=cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q]The Trifid Nebula is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means 'three-lobe'.Distance to Earth: 5,200 light years[/left][left=cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q]Equipment used: WO Z73 doublet apo on GEM28 mount with GPS, ZWO 183MC Pro main camera and ZWO 120mini guidecam, 0.8x FR FF, ASI Air Pro with wifi extender, Optolong L enhance filter, dew heaters and two Jackery units.[/left][left=cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q]At 344mm reduced FL, I was able to capture the double target and collect 20 x 180sec light subs, [stacked and processed in Pixinsight and touched up in Paintshop pro for clarity, (with 30 × 180sec new darks, and 30 x auto new flats)], of this huge double target before the clouds came and killed the session, again!!![/left]

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M20, M8, Trifid and Lagoon nebula mosaic, Dev (Dave) Prana