The Lagoon Nebula and the Trifid Nebula
| Object | The Lagoon Nebula (M8) and the Trifid Nebula (M20), in Sagittarius |
| Telescope (Photo) | TeleVue 85mm OTA @ f/5.6 (480mm focal length) on ZWO AM5N mount |
| Telescope (Guiding) | ZWO 30mm f/5 (150mm focal length) guide scope on ZWO AM5N mount |
| Camera (Photo) | ZWO ASI2600MC Duo one-shot APS-C color CMOS Camera, controlled by N.I.N.A |
| Camera (Guiding) | ZWO ASI220MM Mini w/PHD2 Guiding |
| Exposure Detail |
Combination of 62 one-shot color images at 180 seconds each.
Total 3 hours, 6 minutes data capture. Calibrated with dark,
flat-dark, and flat frames;
image processing w/PixInsight 1.9.4 |
| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) |
| Date | 08/15/2026 |