Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.

— Inscription on Columbus' caravels

Trifid Nebula

By ebfaulkner6a at Fri, 07/25/2008 - 8:17pm
Trifid Nebula

This is a 13 min combined image of the Trifid Nebula taken from Whiting on Thursday evening 7/24 at11:30 pm, located in Sagattarius which happens to be low in the South.  Orion 80ED, Starlight Xp camera, Orion Ha Filter on Vixen mount.