M20, The Trifid Nebula
Date: July 16/17, 2010
Location: LB Pearson College of the Pacific, Metchosin, BC.
Equipment: telescope: AT8RC, mount: EQ6 autoguided with Orion Autoguider camera and PHD software.
Imaging Camera: Orion SSPro, v1, MaximDLE software
Exposures: Lights - 18 X300s, Darks - 5 X 300s, Flats 10 X .30 s using an electroluminescent panel and 10 Bias frames processed with ImagesPlus and PhotoShop.
Note: Very clear cloudless night at about 18deg C.