M20 Trifid Nebula

[JimFox]

I didn't get enough time on this. On this particular day 2 months ago it was rising not too long before Sunrise, so an hour was all I could get before it got too bright.

I captured this in Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona. I would say it was like Bortle 1 skies, and I had to do a lot of star reduction on this as the stars were so bright it was like you could touch them.

30 Lights @ 120 secs with Optolong L-Quad filter
30 Flats
30 Dark Flats

ASI2600mc Pro - Astro Camera
Askar Fra500 - Scope
iOptron Gem28 - Mount
ZWO EAF
ASIAir Pro - Astro Controller
Processed in Pixinsight
BlurXterminator
NoiseXterminator
StarXterminator
Finished in Photoshop

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

Gorgeous result even if you didn't get enough time on it. Easy to see the benefits of clear dark skies.

 

[Bob Israel]

One of your best results that I have seen. Love the detail . . .

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice detail in this Jim. The reds and blues are also a nice combo for the color palette

 

[JimFox]

Gorgeous result even if you didn't get enough time on it. Easy to see the benefits of clear dark skies.

Thanks Alan. I was surprised it would look this good with just 1 hour of integration.

 

[JimFox]

One of your best results that I have seen. Love the detail . . .

Thanks Bob, I think I am starting to get the hang of this.

 

[JimFox]

Nice detail in this Jim. The reds and blues are also a nice combo for the color palette

Thanks Jameel. The Red/Blue combo attracted me to this when I first started Astro.

 

[Michael13]

Great color not just the nebula but the stars also!

 

[Comet Hunter]

Outstanding, set a new bar to shoot for

 

[Todd H]

Awesome.. one of my favorites. I actually saw color in this nebula viewing it through a 36” f/5 telescope. Nice photo

 

[JimFox]

Great color not just the nebula but the stars also!

Thanks so much Michael!

 

[JimFox]

Outstanding, set a new bar to shoot for

I truly appreciate that Ed!

 

[JimFox]

Awesome.. one of my favorites. I actually saw color in this nebula viewing it through a 36” f/5 telescope. Nice photo

Thanks Todd! It's pretty bright, so I am not too surprised you saw color. That's a huge scope!

 

[jsb]

That is very nice! Great color, detail, stars and background! In my area (MA) this only gets to 25deg. How high does it rise in AZ?

 

[Comet Hunter]

I didn't get enough time on this. On this particular day 2 months ago it was rising not too long before Sunrise, so an hour was all I could get before it got too bright.

I captured this in Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona. I would say it was like Bortle 1 skies, and I had to do a lot of star reduction on this as the stars were so bright it was like you could touch them.

30 Lights @ 120 secs with Optolong L-Quad filter
30 Flats
30 Dark Flats

ASI2600mc Pro - Astro Camera
Askar Fra500 - Scope
iOptron Gem28 - Mount
ZWO EAF
ASIAir Pro - Astro Controller
Processed in Pixinsight
BlurXterminator
NoiseXterminator
StarXterminator
Finished in Photoshop

All comments are welcome,

Jim

View attachment 72586

Nicely done.

 

[JimFox]

That is very nice! Great color, detail, stars and background! In my area (MA) this only gets to 25deg. How high does it rise in AZ?

Thanks John!

I am not sure the exact degree but it is up pretty high in the night sky for most of the night. So it's a great target to spend a lot of time on in the South.

 

[JimFox]

Nicely done.

Thanks so much Ed!

 

[Anubis1311]

Great pic! Another south facing target I can’t get sadly. You’ve done a brilliant job with yours

 

[Mike Lewis]

Great job - this is a target that exceeded my expectations when I shot it, and you have also gotten a wonderful result here. Like the post processing too - nice details and wonderfully colored but natural looking stars. One of your best I feel.

ML