Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  NGC 6514  ·  Trifid Nebula
The Trifid Nebula star-forming region, Andre van Zegveld
The Trifid Nebula star-forming region
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The Trifid Nebula star-forming region

The Trifid Nebula star-forming region, Andre van Zegveld
The Trifid Nebula star-forming region
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The Trifid Nebula star-forming region

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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. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (the relatively dense, reddish-pink portion), a reflection nebula (the mainly blue portion), and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' in the former that cause the trifurcated appearance, also designated Barnard 85).

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The Trifid Nebula star-forming region, Andre van Zegveld