Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6531  ·  NGC 6546  ·  The star 4Sgr  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr  ·  Trifid Nebula
Lagoon and Trifid Nebula, AstroHel
Lagoon and Trifid Nebula
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Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

Lagoon and Trifid Nebula, AstroHel
Lagoon and Trifid Nebula
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Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

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The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula are two star forming regions about 4100 ly and part of the Milky Way.

The Trifid Nebula is a combination of an emission nebula (red) and a reflection nebula (blue) and a dark nebula (dark).

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Lagoon and Trifid Nebula, AstroHel