Trifid Nebula M20 NGC 6514 Other description: Nebula with dust. Constellation: Sgr Dreyer description: A magnificent (or otherwise interesting) object! Very bright, very large, trifid (three-lobed), double star involved; = M20. Magnitude: 6.3 RA: 18h 02m 23.1s Dec: -23°01'58"  RA: 18h 02m 18.0s Dec: -23°02'00" (Epoch 2000) Azm: 192°05'23" Alt: +31°34'34"  Size:29.0'

Hour Glass Nebula Lagoon Nebula M8 NGC 6523 Other description: Nebula with dust and cluster. Constellation: Sgr Dreyer description: A magnificent (or otherwise interesting) object! Very bright, extremely large, extremely irregular figure, with large cluster; = M8. Magnitude: 5.8 RA: 18h 03m 53.2s Dec: -24°22'58"  RA: 18h 03m 48.0s Dec: -24°23'00" (Epoch 2000) Azm: 191°24'26" Alt: +30°18'43"  Size:90.0' From Trifid Nebula:  Angular separation: 01°23'35"  Position angle: +165°48'

Mars Phase: 98.118%, Apparent magnitude: -1.85 Heliocentric ecliptical coordinates:  l: 252°08'05.5" b: -00°42'35.3" r: 1.495440  Geometric geocentric ecliptical coordinates:  l: +267°51'28" b: -02°04'35" r: 0.511333  Mean geometric ecliptical coordinates:  l: +267°51'11" b: -02°04'35" r: 0.511325  Physical Data Dec Earth: -0.36°, Dec Sun: -0.36° Position angle: 27.56° Longitude of central meridian: 141.37 Defect of illumination: 0.34, Position angle: 275.69° Apparent angular diameter: 18.31 From Hour Glass Nebula:  Angular separation: 03°14'11"