Tagged: Trifid - Adam Lundie - Eatons Hill Observatory

A swirl of stellar creation, the Trifid Nebula (M20) reveals its dual personality here: rose-pink hydrogen emission framed by the cool, silvery glow of reflected starlight. Dark dust lanes slice the central cloud into three, giving the nebula its name and lending a dramatic floral symmetry.

Almost everyone has a go at imaging the Trifid nebula, which is composed of 3 different type of nebulae; emission, reflection, and absorption. When I noticed some faint red glow in the background, I decided to try integrating some long hydrogen emission line frames to see if I could get any structure out of it. I'm quite happy with the resulting background structures!