Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M-20, The Trifid Nebula

15-May-2026 09:05 ADT 15-May-2026 12:05 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M-20, The Trifid Nebula, 31-Jul-2013

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Frames: 3 @ 5m0s each of LRGB
Total Exposure: 60m
Processing: DSS, PixInsight
Distance: 5.2 kly