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M20 (Trifid Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Aug 20 14:00:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2186
This evening, I observed both The Trifid Nebula & M21 open cluster. while M21 showed very well, M20, The Trifid Nebula was very faint for me but I was able to spot it. It was a nice observation for me.
M20 (Trifid Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com, web: http://home.mindspring.com/~jcaggiano/)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector Location: Glenside, Pa, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sat Jun 17 05:45:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1544
After having some decent luck with the UHC filter, I moved further south along "nebula row". Closer to the star Kaus Borealis (the top star in the Tea Kettle) I spotted M20. It was located approx. 6.2 NW of the star. Using the filter made all the difference in the bright southern sky. The nebula appeared as a roundish cloud with multiple bright regions around the edges surrounding darker lanes in the center. It appeared about twice as large as M16 though not as bright. Stars dotted the perimeter of the cloud. It is listed as magnitude 6.3.
M20 (Trifid Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.nightskyinfo.com)
Instrument: 4.5-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: No location given
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Oct 10 23:00:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1352
M 20 is bright and very impressive. The nebula surrounds the triple star HN 40. Towards the edges of the nebula, some darker areas are visible, but I've didn't manage to see the three dark lanes that cross the nebula.
M20 (Trifid Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Sagittarius)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Aug 15 23:30:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1210
the three dust lanes of this nebula are really impossilble to be seen through any instrument smaller than 6 inch(150 mm)telescope.but i have the satisfaction that i could atleast see the nebula through my scope.
M20 (Trifid Nebula) (Bright Nebula, in Sagittarius, Est. RaDec 18h 02m, -23.02)
Observer: Alan Shaffer (e-mail: milkyway@gte.net, web: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3693/)
Instrument: 25-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Mt. Pinos, California, US
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat Jun 7 10:00:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 143
Trifed Nebula. An utter beauty. Again, using the O-III filter, this object jumps out. Easily observe the dark dust lanes in the central area of the nebula. Again, this nebula was observable to the naked eye. Could easily split the double star.
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