Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  B85  ·  LBN 27  ·  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Sh2-30  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M20 - Trifid Nebula, Aleksandar Todorovic
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M20 - Trifid Nebula

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M20 - Trifid Nebula

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The Trifid Nebula (catalogued as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way'sScutum-Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764.=10.5px Its name means 'three-lobe'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (the relatively dense, reddish-pink portion), a reflection nebula (the mainly NNE blue portion), and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' in the former that cause the trifurcated appearance, also designated Barnard 85). Viewed through a small telescope, the Trifid Nebula is a bright and peculiar object, and is thus a perennial favorite of amateur astronomers.

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M20 - Trifid Nebula, Aleksandar Todorovic