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The Details |
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Object |
M 20 The Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF refractor at f/7.5 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Tru-Balance HaRGB filter set |
Date |
08 July 2007, 09 September 2007 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA (H-alpha only) Grandview Campground Area, White Mountains, Eastern California |
Exposure |
Ha 16 x 600 sec 1x1 bin; RGB 4 x 600 sec, 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS2 |
Orientation |
Field of View: 42'24" x 28'33" centered on RA 18h02m27.4s DEC -22°59'10” (2000.0) . North angle 144.9°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | Data for this color image of M20 was collected at two different sites. The Hydrogen-alpha frames were obtained at the Mount Wilson Observatory while the RGB frames were taken from a dark sky site in the White Mountains of Eastern California. |
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