M20 Trifid Nebula from South Coast
Captured my first Nebula in the Sagittarius group for this year , M20 the Trifid Nebula on Saturday night.
Again a beautiful clear night with good conditions in the Shoalhaven, I decided to wait until the moon almost set at around 10.00pm before starting
Finished subs around 2.30am and darks at 4.00am ( long night )
8” f5 Bintel newt on an EQ6-R Mount
Canon 600D with Baader coma corrector
51 x 4 minute dithered guided subs
30 x darks
ISO 800 ( sensor electronics running at 23degC )
Medium dither
Semi Auto meridian flip
PHD2 guiding at 0.90 to 1.00 arc sec error total
Goto and tracking EQMOD, StellariumScope and Stellarium
Frame, focus and capture BYEOS
Stacked in DSS
Processed in Startools V1.5 Linear data set
Comments always welcome
Thanks
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