Visible-Light Picture of the Trifid Nebula

Ssc2005-02a1
spitzer_ssc2005-02a1 January 12, 2005

Creator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1367-ssc2005-02a1-Visible-Light-Picture-of-the-Trifid-Nebula

This image shows the well-known visible-light picture of the glowing Trifid Nebula. The Trifid Nebula is a giant star-forming cloud of gas and dust located 5,400 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Trifid Nebula Messier 20 M20
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula » Type » Star Formation

Distance

Universescale1
5,400 light years

Position Details

Ssc2005-02a1
Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 2m 28.5s
DEC = -22° 58’ 0.1”
Orientation
North is 92.0° CCW
Field of View
28.3 x 17.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Arrow_left_blue KPNO Optical (B-band) 440.0 nm
Arrow_left_green KPNO Optical (V-band) 550.0 nm
Arrow_left_red KPNO Optical (R-band) 700.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Arrow_top_blue
Arrow_top_green
Arrow_top_red