Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6531  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M20 The Trifid & M21 Open Cluster From Bortle 1 skies, Wes Smith
M20 The Trifid & M21 Open Cluster From Bortle 1 skies
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M20 The Trifid & M21 Open Cluster From Bortle 1 skies

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M20 The Trifid & M21 Open Cluster From Bortle 1 skies, Wes Smith
M20 The Trifid & M21 Open Cluster From Bortle 1 skies
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M20 The Trifid & M21 Open Cluster From Bortle 1 skies

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Here is the first deep sky wonder I imaged from Westhill Blackall  on the last new moon. M20, The Trifid Nebula & M21 the open Star Cluster.  About a  50% crop as I was using the reducer flattener at 571mm. I love the contrast in colours. This is my best  of these captured so far.

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M20 The Trifid & M21 Open Cluster From Bortle 1 skies, Wes Smith