M20, the Trifid nebula

Hi,
I want to share my image of the Trifid Nebula. I tried to use color saturation as a tool to split different objects and structures in the FOV. Almost 20hrs of integration time, capture 100% unattended.

https://mtanous.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/m20v2_cropped.jpg

Image details:
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ -106N FSQ -106N
Imaging cameras: Apogee U8300 U8300
Mounts: EQ5 Mount EQ5
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ -106N FSQ -106N
Guiding cameras: Lodestar Autoguider
Software: Starkeeper Voyager Voyager · PI · APP
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 5nm 124x300" (10h 20’) bin 1x1
Astronomik Blue 36x300" (3h) bin 1x1
Astronomik Green 39x300" (3h 15’) bin 1x1
Astronomik Red 32x300" (2h 40’) bin 1x1
Integration: 19h 15’

Cheers,

José

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Really beautiful image. The star colours are resolved very well.

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Thanks, glad that you like it :slight_smile: