M20 Trifid Nebula

Hello again. On Friday, I also managed to get color data for the Trifid luminance that I posted a while back. I am really enjoying the Astrodn filters...... they make processing much easier. Here is a reduced version. A full version can be seen at:

http://www.utahastronomy.com/album16/Utah_Astronomy_M20_LRGB?full=1

Cheers,
Tyler

Tak CN212 at F/3.9 on Losmandy G-11/Gemini
SBIG ST2000XM with CFW8 and Astrodon filters
L:R:G:B 10:5:5:5 minutes
MaxIm DL 4 and Photoshop CS

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A very nice Trifid! I like the color balance and the way the dust shows up so clearly. I'm surprised you were able to capture so much (especially the blue) with 25 minutes of data. Shooting at F3.9 has got to help, but your skies must be pretty dark also. Well done!

Very smooth looking image Tyler. Good color. Looks like your getting pretty good imaging with the 212.

Tyler,
Excellent image! Thanks for sharing.

hi,

beautiful image.

Larry Citro

http://starryforge.com

Beautiful shot. You really have your gear nicely setup.

Greg.

Gorgeous image, Ty!

Jeff

Tyler,
Congrats - this is a really fabulous image.

I have a friend with the Astrodon filters - He likes them a lot and I hear they do a good job with the Blue/Green balance. My friend has a full set of RGB and Narrowband Astrodon filters all on his ST10 filter wheel. Since they are all par focal, I see him focus only once. Hmm. must be nice.

Thanks for the comments folks!! I appreciate it.