The Lagoon Nebula and The Trifid Nebula, single 8 minute exposure at ISO 800, Canon 20Da DSLR camera mounted on a Televue-76 APO telescope with a 0.8x focal reducer/field flattener
At the lower end of Nebula Row is the large Lagoon Nebula, another star birth nebula with innumerable stars sprinkled across it. Above it the iconic Trifid Nebula a beautiful combination of red emission and blue reflection nebula.
Visible in this photo are M8, M20, M21, NGC6544, NGC6553, B88, B89, B91, B303, IC4685 and IC1274.
Canon 20Da DSLR camera mounted on a Televue-76 APO telescope with a 0.8x focal reducer/field flattener. Single 8 minute exposure at ISO 800. Taken at Casitas de Gila, outside of Silver City, New Mexico.