Sadly, in the United Kingdom, the constellation Sagittarius never rises very high above the southern horizon. As a result a number of Messier objects that lurk around and above this constellation can seldom if ever be photographed from our backyard.
The above image was taken in October from the South of France and even then, Sagittarius was hugging the
horizon. I love the way this asterism looks like a teapot with steam coming out of the spout.
I have already imaged M20-The Triffid Nebula using the Bradford Robotic Telescope - now known as the Autonomous Robotic Telescope.
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As soon as the telescope comes back on line I will use it to image all the Messier objects shown in the above annotated image and show case each one in future individual posts.
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| Messier 20 The Triffid Nebula |
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