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M20 - Trifid Nebula



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Taras Rabarskyi

M20 - Trifid Nebula

The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula (the red portion on the right), a reflection nebula (the blue portion on the left) and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' within the emission nebula.
Shot taken from the FLO observatory near Almonte, ON with 8" SCT and a modified T1i Canon camera.






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