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Tameem Altameemi
Shawka, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

08/20/2022
09:20 pm

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Equipment Details:

Main Scope:
152mm David H. Levy Comet Hunter at Focal length 730mm
Guiding Scope: 50mm. Focal 180mm

Mount: Skywatcher AZEQ-5 Pro Synscan Goto
Guide camera: ZWO ASI120mm
Main camera: ZWO ASI294MC -Pro cooled camera
ZWO EAF focuser: 5V EAF

Post-processing Details:

Light: 60x120
Darks: 20
Camera temp: 0°C
Gain: 120
Total: 2 hours

Taken From Bortle 4/5
Humidity: 60%

Stacking Programs:

PixInsight
Photoshop for watermark

Image Details:

My Astrophotography
Trifid Nebula (Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514)
The Trifid Nebula, is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means 'three-lobe'.

Distance to Earth: 5,200 light years
Magnitude: 6.3
Constellation: Sagittarius

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!