Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  B85  ·  HD164384  ·  HD164402  ·  HD164492  ·  HD164514  ·  HD164534  ·  HD164704  ·  HD313595  ·  HD313596  ·  HD313597  ·  HD313598  ·  HD313606  ·  HD313710  ·  HD313713  ·  HD313714  ·  HD313715  ·  HD313716  ·  HD313718  ·  HD313731  ·  HD313732  ·  HD313734  ·  HD313735  ·  HD313736  ·  HD313737  ·  HD313739  ·  HD313740  ·  LBN 27  ·  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Sh2-30  ·  And 1 more.
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M20 Trifid Nebula RGB, Brian Diaz
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M20 Trifid Nebula RGB

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M20 Trifid Nebula RGB

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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.

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M20 Trifid Nebula RGB, Brian Diaz

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