Wallpaper author:
Judith Prana
10 Nov 2024
Trifid nebula (custom SHO + Green)
The Trifid Nebula (Messier 20 or M20 or NGC 6514) is an H II region in the north-west part of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum–Centaurus Arm. Full details on Astrobin:
https://www.astrobin.com/s500gw/
Dataset from which the image was processed
M20
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 270.675 Dec -22.9667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................24 Sept 2019 - 14 Aug 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 67 | 40m | 36 |
| Red | 69 | 40m | 35 |
| Green | 857 | 8h20m | 35 |
| Blue | 65 | 38m | 35 |
| Halpha | 806 | 7h50m | 35 |