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Messier 20 (Trifid Nebula)
Description: Emission/Reflection Nebula in Sagittarius Film: Kodak Gold 400, chilled with dry-ice Filter: Lumicon Deep-Sky Scope: 8" f6 Newtonian Exposure: 45 Minutes Location: Mt. Kobau, B.C. Canada Date: August 1996 Note - the open cluster at the top of the picture is Messier 21.