Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  B85  ·  HD164018  ·  HD164030  ·  HD164068  ·  HD164193  ·  HD164294  ·  HD164384  ·  HD164402  ·  HD164452  ·  HD164492  ·  HD164514  ·  HD164534  ·  HD164637  ·  HD164704  ·  HD164739  ·  HD164766  ·  HD164833  ·  HD164864  ·  HD313585  ·  HD313594  ·  HD313595  ·  HD313596  ·  HD313597  ·  HD313598  ·  HD313599  ·  HD313600  ·  HD313603  ·  HD313604  ·  HD313605  ·  HD313606  ·  And 36 more.
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M20 Trifid Nebula in HaRGB, Capturing Ancient Photons
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M20 Trifid Nebula in HaRGB

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M20 Trifid Nebula in HaRGB

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The Trifid Nebula or Messier 20 is a large star-forming region in the constellation Sagittarius and its name is attributed to its three-lobed appearance. Messier 20 consists of several objects, an emission nebula, a reflection nebula, a dark nebula, and an open cluster. The nebula has a magnitude of 6.3 and is approximately 5,200 light-years away from Earth.

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