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M20

Image taken at Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - TSA102 and QSI683-8

Guiding - QSI OAG and SBIG ST-i.

Software - MaximDL, Focusmax, Pinpoint, CCDautopilot 5

LHaRGB 160 240 100 100 100(30 minute subs for Ha, 20 minutes for LRGB)

Darks, flats and biases applied

Processed in CCD stack and Photoshop CS6

Object -Located in the constellation of Sagittarius at a distance of 5200 light years. Also known as the Trifid Nebula.