Trifid and Lagoon Nebula



Technical Data
Optics Takahashi FS-128 Apochromatic refractor
Focal Length 1040 mm
Focal Ratio f/6
Exposure Time One - 90 minute exposure
Film un-hypered 35mm Elite Chrome 200 slide film
Processing Negatives scanned by Kirk Rogers, enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and Picture Window 3.1
Location NMSkies New Mexico
Date of exposure 5/28/2003
Mount AP900 GOTO on loan from Kirk Rogers and George Whitney
Tracking ST4 A0-A1 Image shows some field rotation
Temperature n/a
Notes NGC 6514 Trifid Nebula (M20) mag 6.3 and NGC 6523 Lagoon Nebula (M8) mag 5.8 are located in the constellation Sagittarius.

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Joseph Schaefer 2002