Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M20 – The Trifid Nebula, Cy Borg
M20 – The Trifid Nebula
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M20 – The Trifid Nebula

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M20 – The Trifid Nebula, Cy Borg
M20 – The Trifid Nebula
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M20 – The Trifid Nebula

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The Trifid Nebula is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means 'three-lobe

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M20 – The Trifid Nebula, Cy Borg