Trifid nebula
The Trifid Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Sagittarius.[1] It is a large H II region that is bright enough to be viewed with binoculars.[2] The Trifid nebula is about 5,200 light-years away from Earth. It gets its name trifid from its three visible dust lanes.[3]
Trifid Nebula Media
Hubble image of a stellar jet in the Trifid Nebula.
This video sequence compares a new view of the Trifid Nebula in infrared light, from the VVV VISTA survey with a more familiar visible-light view from a small telescope.
A region of nebulae against a background of stars.
Trifid Nebula Upclose
Widefield image of the Trifid Nebula next to Lagoon Nebula
Trifid Nebula seen at different wavelengths
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
- ↑ David Malin; Paul Murdin, Colours of the Stars (Cambridge; New Yori: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, 1984), p. 150
