Trifid Nebula in Infrared
Edited Sptizer Space Telescope image of the Trifid Nebula.
Original caption: The Trifid Nebula is easy to find with a small telescope, a well-known stop in the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. This penetrating infrared image reveals filaments of glowing dust clouds and newborn stars. The spectacular false-color view is courtesy of the Spitzer Space Telescope. Astronomers use the Spitzer infrared image data to count newborn and embryonic stars which otherwise can lie hidden in the natal dust and gas clouds of this intriguing stellar nursery. The Trifid Nebula is about 30 light-years across and lies only 5,500 light-years away. #cosmos #space #stars #nasa #funfactfriday
Trifid Nebula in Infrared
Edited Sptizer Space Telescope image of the Trifid Nebula.
Original caption: The Trifid Nebula is easy to find with a small telescope, a well-known stop in the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. This penetrating infrared image reveals filaments of glowing dust clouds and newborn stars. The spectacular false-color view is courtesy of the Spitzer Space Telescope. Astronomers use the Spitzer infrared image data to count newborn and embryonic stars which otherwise can lie hidden in the natal dust and gas clouds of this intriguing stellar nursery. The Trifid Nebula is about 30 light-years across and lies only 5,500 light-years away. #cosmos #space #stars #nasa #funfactfriday