Trifid nebula (M20) in Sagittarius

by: S.Voltmer/Novapix
Reference: a-neb65-14018
Date: 2017-01-04

Measuring some forty light years across, this nebula contains enough gas to make many thousands of suns. Trifid is located in Sagittarius constellation between 5000 and 10 000 light-years away.

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