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Messier M20

Trifid Nebula

Emission Nebula

Sagittarius

Beginner

Emission + reflection + dark lanes.

Angular size

28′

Magnitude

6.3

Best months

Jun-Sep

Constellation

Sagittarius

Catalog IDs

M20

Common aliases

NGC 6514

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Recommended telescopes

Celestron

Celestron C6 SCT

1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture

Frames 52% of APS-C FOV

Astro-Tech

Astro-Tech AT8RC

1624mm f/8.0 · 203mm aperture

Frames 56% of APS-C FOV

Stellarvue

Stellarvue SVX152T

1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture

Frames 42% of APS-C FOV

Explore Scientific

Explore Scientific ED152 FCD-100

1140mm f/7.5 · 152mm aperture

Frames 40% of APS-C FOV

Astro-Tech

Astro-Tech AT10RC

2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture

Frames 69% of APS-C FOV

Celestron

Celestron EdgeHD 8

2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture

Frames 70% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI6200MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI6200MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI533MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI533MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron C6 SCT + ZWO ASI533MC Pro

FOV 0.43° × 0.43°

Scale 0.52″/px

Target fills 108% of frame

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Astro-Tech AT8RC + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

FOV 0.83° × 0.55°

Scale 0.48″/px

Target fills 84% of frame

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Stellarvue SVX152T + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro

FOV 1.72° × 1.15°

Scale 0.65″/px

Target fills 41% of frame

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