Trifid Nebula





IMAGE INFORMATION OBJECT INFORMATION
Telescope Epsilon E160 on AP Mach1GTO Designation M20
Focal Length F/3.3 528mm Position RA 18h 3m DEC -22* 58'
Guiding SX Guide head thru eFinder Type Nebula
Control MaximDL Magnitude 8
CCD Camera Starlightxpress SXV-H9 Size 33 arcminutes, 44 LY Dia
Image Scale 2.44 arcsec Distance 5200 Light years
Filters Astronomics type II RGB Constellation Sagittarius
Exposures 12 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 8 x 3 min ea RGB 2x2    
Calibration Flats, Bias only    
Software MaximDL, Photoshop CS2    
Date Texas Star Party June 2008    
NOTES: Daytime temps over 100* and seeing was poor most nights.