This image is a combination of shots taken with the Hyperstar 3 equipped Nexstar 11GPS on 4/20/09 and 7/26/09 under the light polluted skies of Phoenix. The Triffid Nebula is also known as The Clover Nebula and NGC 6514. It is approximately 5,000 light years away.

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