M20 the Trifid

[Magnum]

Had a quick go on M20 the Trifid nebula last night, this is very tricky for me froim the uk as its so low, which means im shooting through tyhe thickest and most turbulent part of the atmosphere, causing the detail to get smeared and the stars to become very bloated. So have been struggling to process it for several hours the stars were particularly stubborn and not still not great but that's as small as I can get them without artefacts.

Only 15 x 3 mins with my ASI533mc camera and the Meade127 F7.5 Triplet refractor. No calibration frames

Lee

Edited June 11, 2021 by Magnum

[ollypenrice]

That must, indeed, be low for you but the result is superb. The blue nebulosity will be the worst affected - but there it is. Gorgeous object.

Olly

[Magnum]

4 hours ago, ollypenrice said:

That must, indeed, be low for you but the result is superb. The blue nebulosity will be the worst affected - but there it is. Gorgeous object.

Olly

Thanks Olly, it reached max altitude of 15 degrees on the last sub so yes pretty darn low. I normally dont like to image below 40 degrees, but it came out surprisingly well considering.

[The Lazy Astronomer]

That is quite incredible for just 45 minutes!