Visible-Light Picture of the Trifid Nebula
![Ssc2005-02a1](/system/avm_image_sqls/binaries/151/larger/ssc2005-02a1.jpg?1374103812)
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
Position Details
![Ssc2005-02a1](/system/avm_image_sqls/binaries/151/smaller/ssc2005-02a1.jpg?1374103812)
- 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 | |
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KPNO | Optical (B-band) | 440.0 nm |
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KPNO | Optical (V-band) | 550.0 nm |
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KPNO | Optical (R-band) | 700.0 nm |
![Spectrum_base](/assets/Spectrum_base-265db6e556d048de178da4a062b23c87.png)
![Arrow_top_blue](/assets/markers/arrow_top_Blue-945aba39c07b081d8d36c3787265170d.png)
![Arrow_top_green](/assets/markers/arrow_top_Green-6baab77978f8ebb243d1a6f52e581168.png)
![Arrow_top_red](/assets/markers/arrow_top_Red-48f53f90d5824f7ef6f30b557221ed4b.png)