Trifid Nebula
The Trifid Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Sagittarius.[1] It is 5,200 ly from Sol and can be viewed from Earth with binoculars.[2] The name means 'divided into three lobes' because it has three visible dust lanes. Charles Messier discovered it on June 5, 1764.[3] It is cataloged as Messier 20, M20, or NGC 6514.
An asteroid base named Observation Post Epsilon can be found near the nebula in the Trifid Sector IR-W d1-52 system.
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Trifid Nebula -
Trifid Nebula near the center -
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Trifid Nebula Inside -
Looking at the Trifid Nebula from planet Trifid Sector BA-A E47 AB 1 A -
The Trifid Nebula on the galaxy map
References
- ↑ Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts (New York: Springer, 2012), p. 90
- ↑ Stephen P. Maran, Astronomy For Dummies (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley; Chichester: John Wiley, 2012), p. 230
- ↑ http://messier.seds.org/m/m020.html