M20, the Trifid Nebula
This is my "final" version of M20. The original Star Trek series used an image of the trifid nebula as a background of one of it's special effects. The episode was "The Alternative Factor", Whenever Lazarus changed universes, a picture of the Trifid Nebula was seen.
Image notes: Images from the "Starry Nights" Bed and Breakfast near Wimberley, TX, taken May 20, 21st, and a bit into the morning on the 22nd. Conditions were challenging. I shot this low on the SE horizon as it rose, while all around thin clouds came and went. I ended up with 19 usable frames (x 4min = 76min total exposure). Things went from pretty good to totally clouded out very abruptly at 2:50 a.m. on the 22nd. Takahashi TOA 130 (a 5" APO refractor) and Canon EOS D20a. See my May 2006 Starry Nights page for more.
| M21 is visible on some pictures on this page |  Close-up Picture of the Trifid Nebula, M20, with intense colors |
| Trifid Nebula (M20) and Star Cloud (M24) Pictures |  Check out: Wider views ofTrifid and M8 - includes area object links |
| Trifid Nebula, M20, and M8, Visual Index | Trip Pictures 2 |
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