M20 - The Trifid Nebula - Wide Angle Hyperstar

Here, for your enjoyment, is the famous Trifid nebula taken with my wide angle HyperStar lens on the EdgeHD11.  This will be one of the last images I will post for awhile as my telescope mount has developed a serious problem in the RA axis that prevents steady tracking.  May be out of service for a couple of months.

M20 - The Trifid Nebula
EdgeHD11 w/HyperStar - August 26,2016
20x120sec QHY10 Camera

The Trifid Nebula (catalogued as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) is an H II region located in Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764.^[3] Its name means 'divided into three lobes'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula (the lower, red portion), a reflection nebula (the upper, blue portion) and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' within the emission nebula that cause the trifurcated appearance; these are also designated Barnard 85). Viewed through a small telescope, the Trifid Nebula is a bright and peculiar object, and is thus a perennial favorite of amateur astronomers.  (WikiPedia)