M20 – Trifid nebula
Imagers
Object
Date(s)
Location
Conditions
Bortle zone
Cloud cover
Transparency
Seeing
Darkness
Wind
Hardware
Main scope
Guide scope
Mount
Filter(s)
Reducer/Flattener/Extender
Imaging camera
Jose Restrepo/Dan Radulescu
M20 – Trifid nebula
August 4, 2021
San Diego/Escondido, California
5
Clear
Transparent
Good 4/5
Dark (No moon)
0 -7 km/h (0-5 mph)
None
Skywatcher HEQ5 pro
None
Starizona APEX ED-L 0.65x
ASI294MC Pro
Imaging
Ambient temperature
Camera sensor temperature
Subs
Integration time
Darks
Bias
Flats
Software
Imaging
Stacking
Processing
23oC - 19oC (73oF-68oF)
0oC
250@40s
2.78h
20
20
40
APT Pro
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