Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6531  ·  Trifid Nebula
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The Trifid Nebula, (Messier 20 or M20), Alan Howell
The Trifid Nebula, (Messier 20 or M20)
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The Trifid Nebula, (Messier 20 or M20)

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The Trifid Nebula, (Messier 20 or M20), Alan Howell
The Trifid Nebula, (Messier 20 or M20)
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The Trifid Nebula, (Messier 20 or M20)

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My first attempt of The Trifid Nebula, (cataloged as Messier 20 or M20) in the northwest of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. Taken with a simple star tracker and small refractor telescope.

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The Trifid Nebula, (Messier 20 or M20), Alan Howell