Tom Pickett: M8 The Lagoon Nebula And M20 The Trifid Nebula 07/01/2017

Hi Everyone... I hope you are having a good day.
Over the past 2 nights I went after M8 The Lagoon Nebula And M20 The Trifid Nebula with my trusty Canon 200mm F 2.8 L lens... I love it, the colours turned out very nice. ...
Have a good day and clear skies everyone.
Details
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpness 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region.

The Lagoon Nebula was discovered by Giovanni Hodierna before 1654 and is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the eye from mid-northern latitudes. Seen with binoculars, it appears as a distinct oval cloudlike patch with a definite core. In the foreground is the open cluster NGC 6530.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. 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 favourite of amateur astronomers.

The Trifid Nebula is a star-forming region in the Scutum spiral arm of the Milky Way. The most massive star that has formed in this region is HD 164492A, an O7.5III star with a mass more than 20 times the mass of the Sun.This star is surrounded by a cluster of approximately 3100 young stars.

Equipment Details
Camera: Canon EOS T2i/550D Modified And TEC Cooled
Lens: Canon 200mm F2.8 L Set At F4
Exposure: 4 Minutes Each
ISO: 400
Number of Stacked Images: 78
Number of Dark Frames: 0
Number of Bias Frames: 0
Filters: Baader UV/IR cut filter
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma 2
Guide Scope: Non
Stacking Software: DeepSkyStacker
Processing Software: Photoshop CS6 And Adobe Camera Raw
Shooting Date/Time 6/29/2017 10:48 PM
Shooting Date/Time 6/30/2017 10:45 PM