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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Über das Bild

ID:eso0930b
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:26. August 2009
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0930
Größe:4545 x 6122 px

Über das Objekt

Name: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
Entfernung:5500 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Sagittarius
Kategorie:Nebulae

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):18 2 9.56
Position (Dec):-22° 55' 47.35"
Field of view:18.03 x 24.29 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.1° rechts zur Vertikale