The spectacular field of Messier 8 and 20 emission and reflection nebulas in Sagittarius, with M8, aka the Lagoon Nebula below, and M20, the Trifid Nebula, above, all set in the rich starfields of the Milky Way. The diffuse nebula left of M8 is NGC 6559. Two globular clusters, NGC 6544 and NGC 6553, sit below and to the left (east) of M8. The Messier open cluster, M21, sits above M20. I shot this April 4, 2016 from the Tibuc Cottage at Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, using the 77mm Borg f/4 astrograph for a stack of 5 x 6-minute exposures with the filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.
Messier 10 globular cluster in Ophiuchus taken July 30, 2011 from home with 130mm Astro-Physics refractor and Canon 7D camera, for stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures at ISO 1600 and f/6. Some trailing. Object was low in southwest.
M11 Wild Duck Cluster and Scutum Starcloud, taken Aug 15, 2007 from home. Stack of 3 x 4 minute exposures at ISO800 with Canon 20Da and 135mm L-lens at f/2.8. Field equals 7° bino field. Contains large dark neb B111 and smaller B119a.
