Trifid Nebula

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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.

Gallery

Trifid Nebula
Trifid Nebula near the center
Trifid Nebula
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

[1] Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts (New York: Springer, 2012), p. 90

[2] Stephen P. Maran, Astronomy For Dummies (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley; Chichester: John Wiley, 2012), p. 230

[3] ttp://messier.seds.org/m/m020.html

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