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Community photo entitled Trifid Nebula by Tom Cofer on 06/28/2025 at Lakewood Ranch Florida

Trifid Nebula

On 06/28/2025 02:00 am by Tom Cofer | Website | Lakewood Ranch Florida

A cosmic flower blooms in deep space — this is the Trifid Nebula, a rare beauty that glows in three distinct forms: red emission, blue reflection, and dark dust. Captured with stunning clarity, the nebula’s intricate tendrils of gas and dust swirl around a newborn star cluster. If you look closely, you’ll see dark rivers slicing through the glowing heart like galactic scars. This vivid image is a window into one of the most colorful and chaotic nurseries in the night sky.

Mount: SW EQ6 R Pro
Telescope: AT 115EDT
Camera: ASI2600MC Pro
Filter: UV/IR
Guiding: 70mm scope w/ ASI174 Mini
Asiair Plus

Lights: 147/300 sec/100 gain/32 F
Calibration: 25 dark/ 25 flat/
25 dark flat
Processing: PixInsight and Photoshop