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On 03/27/2025 05:00 am by Scott Smith | Palmetto, Florida USA
The Trifid Nebula illustrates three different types of astronomical nebulae in a single deep-sky object.
A red emission nebula (light from hydrogen atoms), a blue reflection nebula (dust reflected by starlight), and dark nebula, with dense dust that silhouettes the light beneath it.
The Trifid Nebula (catalogued as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) is located in the north-west of Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764.
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