M20 - The Trifid Nebula
| Object | The The Trifid Nebula (M20), in Sagittarius |
| Telescope (Photo) | Celestron 8" EdgeHD OTA @ f/7 on Losmandy G-11 Mount |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Astro-Tech 72mm Refractor @ f/15 on Losmandy G11 Mount |
| Camera (Photo) | Canon 50Dh DSLR (Hutech modified) using ImagesPlus 5.0 Camera Control |
| Camera (Guiding) | SBIG ST-i w/PHD Guiding |
| Exposure Detail | Excluded-average combination of 23 images at 300 seconds each, ISO1600; RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias, flat-dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 5.75; final image processing using Photoshop CS5.1 |
| Location | Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464) |
| Date | 05/23/14 |
