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Old 24-09-2014, 11:46 AM
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M20 Trifid Nebula
Hi all,

Here's M20 Taken in Mackay on the 29th August, this is a 8x5 min exposure at ISO1600. Equipment used:

Skywatcher ED100 F9 with 0.85x Reducer/FF @ F7.65
NEQ6 Pro Mount
Orion 80mm Short tube + SSAG + PHD Guiding
Imaged on Pentax K3 at prime focus.
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Old 24-09-2014, 12:48 PM
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That's a nice looking Trifid, Mike!
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Old 24-09-2014, 12:55 PM
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Nice shot.
Feeling the need to move up to guided gear
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Old 24-09-2014, 01:36 PM
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Thanks guys!
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Old 24-09-2014, 01:47 PM
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Nice one Mike!
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Old 24-09-2014, 01:53 PM
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A good looking Trifid photo Mike.

Nice colours.

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Old 24-09-2014, 01:54 PM
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Good job Mike,
Amazing you managed to get so much using just 8x5 mins of data.
I am currently working on 18x5 mins of data on M20 and it still looks only about one third of what you have.
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Old 24-09-2014, 02:40 PM
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Very nice Mike
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