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Trifid Nebula M20
The
Trifid Nebula
(catalogued as
Messier 20
or
M20
and as
NGC 6514
) is an
H II region
in the north-west of
Sagittarius
in a
star-forming region
in the
Milky Way’s
Scutum-Centaurus Arm
.
Imaged in my Desert Astro observatory with a Planewave CDK17, Paramount MEII, ZWOASI2600 MC Pro Duo. Unguided for 2 hours on 8/24/24
.