The Trifid Nebula
The massive star factory known as the Trifid Nebula was captured in all its glory with the Wide-Field Imager camera attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESOòÀÙs La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. So named for the dark dust bands that trisect its glowing heart, the Trifid Nebula is a rare combination of three nebulae types that reveal the fury of freshly formed stars and point to more star birth in the future. The field of view of the image is approximately 13 x 17 arcminutes.
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Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso0930a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 26 August 2009 |
Related releases: | eso0930 |
Size: | 3497 x 5752 px |
About the Object
Name: | Trifid Nebula |
Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distance: | 5500 light years |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Category: | • Nebulae |
Mounted Image
Image Formats
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 18 2 41.95 |
Position (Dec): | -22° 58' 16.17" |
Field of view: | 13.89 x 22.82 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.2° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
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