A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...

A new image of the Trifid Nebula, shows just why it is a firm favorite of astronomers, amateur and professional alike. This massive star factory is so named for the dark dust bands that trisect ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first close-up image of the cosmos, offering an extraordinary new perspective ...

Today ESO has released a new image of the Trifid Nebula, showing just why it is a firm favorite of astronomers, amateur and professional alike. This massive star factory is so named for the dark ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the famous Trifid and Lagoon nebulas illuminated from within by radiation cast out by generations of energetic young stars. Both ...

ESO has released a new image of the Trifid Nebula, showing just why it is a firm favourite of astronomers, amateur and professional alike. This massive star factory is so […] ...

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The Trifid Nebula (M20) is the trifecta of deep-sky objects: It combines a blue reflection nebula with an emission nebula glowing in red Hydrogen-alpha (Hα) light, all divvied up by opaque lanes ...

The Trifid nebula is located 5,400 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Blue represents light emitted at 3.4-micron wavelengths, and cyan (blue-green) represents 4.6 microns, both of ...

On the Trifid’s northern edge sits a reflection nebula, which shows up blue in photos. We see this region because it reflects the light of the magnitude 7.3 star SAO 186149 that sits at its ...

Astrophotographer captures the heart of the Lagoon Nebula glowing below a cosmic Trifid (photo) Anthony Wood. Fri, June 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM UTC. 2 min read.