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Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula
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Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula
February 15, 2015 at 5:52 am (This post was last modified: February 15, 2015 at 5:55 am by orogenicman.)
Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula

This is a remix of an image I took last July. It is a 3 hour integration of five-minute exposures at ISO 800. Taken at the Louisville Astronomical Society James Baker Center for Astronomy. Enjoy:

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RE: Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula
February 15, 2015 at 8:42 am
As always oro-man you bring us awsomness. Look at all those grains in the image, they are other stars, perhaps a few with life near them. How would it be to take that shot from that POV.
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RE: Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula
February 15, 2015 at 8:57 am (This post was last modified: February 15, 2015 at 8:58 am by Alex K.)
Again fantastic! Do the colors lie or do we indeed see a lot of red dwarves in there?
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RE: Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula
February 15, 2015 at 9:12 pm
Those are stars in the galactic arm (Sagittarius arm). There are many yellow stars there.
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RE: Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula
February 15, 2015 at 9:51 pm



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