The Trifid Nebula orMessier 20 or M20 and Lagoon Nebula or M8 is located in constellation of Sagittarius. The Nebulae is estimated to be between 4,000-6,000 light years from the Earth.

Location / Dates

Mt Parnon & Mauna Kerata Obs at June & August 2010 - HaRGB Procces June 2011

Τelescope

WO Zenith Star ED70

Field Flattener

Astro -Tech 2”

Mount

Sky Watcher EQ6 Pro

Camera

QHY9 KAF 8300 mono CCD, Temp -25 C

Filters / Exposures

Ha 16x1200 sec bin 1x (June 2010 Keratea), RGB 12x600 bin 2x (August 2010 Mt Parnon)

Total Exposure time

11,5 ~ Hours

Software

Captures Nebulosity 2 - Starry Night - EQmod, Deep Sky Stacker align & stack, CCD Stack HARGB Align, Maxim DL Color Combine, Pixinshight Stretch & HDR, Photoshop CS5 everything else.