Trifid Nebula … M20
The Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20 (M20) or NGC 6514 resides near the center of our Milky Way galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius. It is a relatively young (less than one million years old) star forming region approximately 5200 light years from earth.
It consists of a reddish emission nebula caused by ionized hydrogen, a reflection nebula … the blue light reflected from nearby stars, and a dark nebula from obscuring dust clouds.
It actually gets its name (Trifid) from those dark nebula gaps which appear to divide it into three parts or lobes.
This is 94 minutes of 10 second images taken with the SeeStar telescope, processed in PixInsight, Nik Collection software, and Topaz sharpening.
Trifid Nebula … M20
The Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20 (M20) or NGC 6514 resides near the center of our Milky Way galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius. It is a relatively young (less than one million years old) star forming region approximately 5200 light years from earth.
It consists of a reddish emission nebula caused by ionized hydrogen, a reflection nebula … the blue light reflected from nearby stars, and a dark nebula from obscuring dust clouds.
It actually gets its name (Trifid) from those dark nebula gaps which appear to divide it into three parts or lobes.
This is 94 minutes of 10 second images taken with the SeeStar telescope, processed in PixInsight, Nik Collection software, and Topaz sharpening.