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.

Kredit:

ESO

O snímku

Id:eso0930b
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:26. srpna 2009
Související články:eso0930
Velikost:4545 x 6122 px

O objektu

Jméno: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
Vzdálenost:5500 světelné roky
Constellation:Sagittarius
Kategorie:Nebulae

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Souřadnice

Position (RA):18 2 9.56
Position (Dec):-22° 55' 47.35"
Field of view:18.03 x 24.29 arcminutes
Orientace:Sever je 0.1° pravá od svislé osy