The Trifid Nebula and
Lagoon Nebula
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| Object | The Trifid Nebula (M20) and The Lagoon Nebula (M8), in Sagittarius |
| Telescope (Photo) | Celestron 11" EdgeHD SCT OTA with Hyperstar @ f/2 on on Losmandy G-11 Mount |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Orion EON 80mm ED Refractor @ f/6.25 on Losmandy G11 Mount |
| Camera (Photo) | Canon 50Dh DSLR (Hutech Modified) |
| Camera (Guiding) | Meade DSI III w/PHD Guiding |
| Exposure Detail | Extended-Addition combination of 5 excluded-average combined images (12 at 5 seconds, 12 at 10 seconds, 40 at 30 seconds, 12 at 60 seconds, and 12 at 60 seconds, all at ISO3200; RAW file conversion, full calibration (bias, flat, dark, and flat dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 3.82; final image processing using Photoshop CS3 |
| Location | Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464) |
| Date | 09/04/10 |
