Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6531  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M 20 and M 21, Jorge Olier
M 20 and M 21
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M 20 and M 21

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M 20 and M 21, Jorge Olier
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M 20 and M 21

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Trifid nebula (M 20) and open cluster M 21, in Sagittarius, at a distance of 5,500 and 4,250 al, respectively. M 20 is an emision (red portion) and reflection (blue portion) nebula , with very young stars (300,000 yo).

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M 20 and M 21, Jorge Olier