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At the top of the image is the Trifid nebula combining 678 exposures. The Trifid Nebula, also referred to as Messier 20, is a bright, colorful cloud of gas and dust about 5,000 light-years away.

At the top of the image is the Trifid nebula combining 678 exposures. The Trifid Nebula, also referred to as Messier 20, is a bright, colorful cloud of gas and dust about 5,000 light-years away.

At the top of the image is the Trifid nebula combining 678 exposures. The Trifid Nebula, also referred to as Messier 20, is a bright, colorful cloud of gas and dust about 5,000 light-years away.

At the top of the image is the Trifid nebula combining 678 exposures. The Trifid Nebula, also referred to as Messier 20, is a bright, colorful cloud of gas and dust about 5,000 light-years away.

At the top of the image is the Trifid nebula combining 678 exposures. The Trifid Nebula, also referred to as Messier 20, is a bright, colorful cloud of gas and dust about 5,000 light-years away.

Trifid and Lagoon nebulas This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in just over seven hours of observing time.