The Trifid Nebula (full frame)

The massive star factory known as the Trifid Nebula was captured in all its glory with the Wide-Field Imager camera attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. So named for the dark dust bands that trisect its glowing heart, the Trifid Nebula is a rare combination of three nebulae types that reveal the fury of freshly formed stars and point to more star birth in the future. The field of view of the image is approximately 19 x 26 arcminutes. The Trifid Nebula is also known as NGC 6514 and Messier 20.

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Om bilden

ID:eso0930b
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:26 augusti 2009
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0930
Storlek:4545 x 6122 px

Om objektet

Namn:M 20, Messier 20, NGC 6514, Trifid Nebula
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open
Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission
Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Reflection
Avstånd:5500 ljusår
Constellation:Sagittarius
Kategori:Nebulae

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Koordinater

Position (RA):18 2 9.56
Position (Dec):-22° 55' 47.35"
Field of view:18.03 x 24.29 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.1° höger om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Synligt ljus
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
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V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
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H-alpha
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
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MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI