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The Lagoon Nebula (M8, left) and the Trifid Nebula (M20, right) // Blueseed

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M8, the Lagoon Nebula, and M20, the Trifid Nebula. Shot from Lake Kachess, WA. July, 13th, 2024.

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M20, the Trifid Nebula, using data processed from a remotely accessible telescope in Chile.

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M20, Dusty Trifid

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The Trifid Nebula (M20, NGC 6514) 

Distance to Earth: 9.000 light years

Constellation Sagittarius

Montcada i Reixac (Bortle 8)

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2024 July 4

A Beautiful Trifid Image Credit & Copyright: Jesús Carmona Guillén

Explanation: The beautiful Trifid Nebula is a cosmic study in contrasts. Also known as M20, it lies about 5,000 light-years away toward the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. A star forming region in the plane of our galaxy, the Trifid does illustrate three different types of astronomical nebulae; red emission nebulae dominated by light from hydrogen atoms, blue reflection nebulae produced by dust reflecting starlight, and dark nebulae where dense dust clouds appear in silhouette. But the red emission region, roughly separated into three parts by obscuring dust lanes, is what lends the Trifid its popular name. Pillars and jets sculpted by newborn stars, above and right of the emission nebula's center, appear in famous Hubble Space Telescope close-up images of the region. The Trifid Nebula is about 40 light-years across. Too faint to be seen by the unaided eye, it almost covers the area of a full moon on planet Earth's sky.

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A Beautiful Trifid, 2024-07-04

The beautiful Trifid Nebula is a cosmic study in contrasts. Also known as M20, it lies about 5,000 light-years away toward the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. A star forming region in the plane of our galaxy, the Trifid does illustrate three different types of astronomical nebulae; red emission nebulae dominated by light from hydrogen atoms, blue reflection nebulae produced by dust reflecting starlight, and dark nebulae where dense dust clouds appear in silhouette. But the red emission region, roughly separated into three parts by obscuring dust lanes, is what lends the Trifid its popular name. Pillars and jets sculpted by newborn stars, above and right of the emission nebula's center, appear in famous Hubble Space Telescope close-up images of the region. The Trifid Nebula is about 40 light-years across. Too faint to be seen by the unaided eye, it almost covers the area of a full moon on planet Earth's sky.

Credits: NASA's 'Astronomy Picture Of The Day.'

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Sagittarius and the Central Milky Way - June 5th, 1996.

"What does the center of our Milky Way galaxy look like? It is not possible to see the galactic center in light our eyes are sensitive to, because the thick dust in the plane of our galaxy obscures it. If one looks in the direction of our galaxy's center - which is toward the constellation of Sagittarius - many beautiful wonders become apparent, though. The center of the Milky Way is behind the center of the photo. Large dust lanes and star clouds dominate the picture. As many as 30 Messier objects are visible, including all types of nebula and star clusters. Two notable nebula include the Lagoon Nebula (M8), a small red patch just above the center, and slightly above this is the red and blue Trifid Nebula (M20). The lines through the picture were caused by airplanes, and the dark objects in the foreground are trees."

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M20 Trifid Nebula in Sagitarius constellation by Ben

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Trifid nebula

The Trifid Nebula (catalogued as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) 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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The Trifid Nebula, M20 // SlayterDev

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M13 the Hercules Cluster and M20 the Trifid Nebula. Best I could do on these. Dealing with collimation and tilt issues affecting focus. Next clear night going to figure all that out once and for all.

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What's happening at the center of the Trifid Nebula? Three prominent dust lanes that give the Trifid its name all come together. Mountains of opaque dust appear near the bottom, while other dark filaments of dust are visible threaded throughout the nebula. A single massive star visible near the center causes much of the Trifid's glow. The Trifid, cataloged as M20, is only about 300,000 years old, making it among the youngest emission nebulas known.

The star forming nebula lies about 9,000 light years away toward the constellation of the Archer (Sagittarius). The region pictured here spans about 20 light years.

📷: Martin Pugh

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A Sagittarius Triplet

These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula above center, and colorful M20 below and left in the frame. The third emission region includes NGC 6559, right of M8 and separated from the larger nebula by a dark dust lane. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. Over a hundred light-years across the expansive M8 is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. M20's popular moniker is the Trifid. Glowing hydrogen gas creates the dominant red color of the emission nebulae. But for striking contrast, blue hues in the Trifid are due to dust reflected starlight. The broad interstellar skyscape spans almost 4 degrees or 8 full moons on the sky.

July 10, 2024 via NASA https://ift.tt/su9GkyR

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M20, Trifid