Trifid Nebula, M20
Trifid Nebula, M20
The Trifid nebula, imaged from the New Mexico remote observatory.
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Andy
Re: Trifid Nebula, M20
Boy, there's all kinds of stuff happening in that region if you look closely! Thanks Andy.
Pete
Pete
Pete P.
Re: Trifid Nebula, M20
Before I even opened this thread, I saw the Triffid Nebula title on a post from Andy and I knew it would be spectacular. And of course, it is!! This is one of my favorite deep sky targets due to the blend of blue and red. As you might know, I have recently revamped my astrophotography set-up and I will soon be pumping out images again. Waiting for this darn Harvest Moon to pass. I realize how much time and effort go into your images. I'm sure that you are still learning little tricks and are improving your technique every time you start up your equipment. Keep 'em coming, Andy. Nice work.
Steve L
Re: Trifid Nebula, M20
Stunning, spectacular, and as you say a very "pretty picture".
Don
Don
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When I was 21, I could not believe how much he had learned in 3 years." --- Mark Twain
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When I was 21, I could not believe how much he had learned in 3 years." --- Mark Twain
Orion 120mm F/5 Refractor
Celestron 8
Explore Scientific 80 Triplet
Explore Scientific 102 Triplet
Orion 8" Astrograph
Re: Trifid Nebula, M20
Andy, thanks for the new screen saver! What awesome work. How about a work detail to travel to N.M.? We could clean the observatory, catch lizards, whatever, just to see the setup would be neat!
Frank N
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"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be"
Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" 1968
Stellarvue 80mm APO, Skyguider Pro, Celestron AVX
"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be"
Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" 1968
Re: Trifid Nebula, M20
Ditto to all the above responses. Just keep them coming Andy and thanks for sharing.
Chuck M.
Meade 8" LX200 Classic OTA
iOptron CEM40EC and MiniPier on Meade classic field tripod
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II
Canon 7D Mark II
ZWO 60mm f/4.6 GS with ASI120MM-S camera
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Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox
Meade 8" LX200 Classic OTA
iOptron CEM40EC and MiniPier on Meade classic field tripod
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II
Canon 7D Mark II
ZWO 60mm f/4.6 GS with ASI120MM-S camera
Starizona SCT Corrector II and Virtual View 2" Rotating Visual Back
Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox
Re: Trifid Nebula, M20
Thanks for all the comments, guys!
The logistics of that might be a bit tough . But short of visiting in person, here is a video of the observatory automation in actionbluemax wrote:just to see the setup would be neat!
Andy
Re: Trifid Nebula, M20
Nice video - explain the part again where you can sleep while all of this is happening. I haven't mastered that yet.
Steve L
Re: Trifid Nebula, M20
Amazing operation you've got there, Andy. At least a step or two above my hinge tracker.
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