| Object Data |
| Description |
M20 is the site of an active star forming region.
|
| Constellation |
Sagittarius the Archer |
| Right Ascension |
18h 2m 30s |
| Declination |
-23° 1' 59" |
| Magnitude |
6.3 |
| Angular size |
28.0 arcminutes |
| Distance |
1.6 kiloparsecs (5,200 light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
0.0 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 12" LX200 @ f/5.0 (1525mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Orion 120mm refractor @ f/3.75 |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
752 x 580 @ 1.2 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Twenty-one exposures of 30 seconds each. Aligned,
stacked, and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
May 4, 2003 |
| Location |
Area 51 in Big Cypress National Preserve in central
South Florida. |
