(M20/NGC 6514, B 85)
Celestron Fastar 8 at prime focus f/1.95, PixCel 237. Six image integration of thirty seconds each, unguided at -5 degrees Celsius. Right hand image post processed with CCDOPS v3.78, log scaled and sharpened. In this image of the Trifid Nebula, one can easily see the dark nebula, B 85, trisecting the cloud. This is what gives the object its name.