Posted on 06/05/2023 12:50:28 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: What's happening at the center of the Trifid Nebula? Three prominent dust lanes that give the Trifid its name all come together. Mountains of opaque dust appear near the bottom, while other dark filaments of dust are visible threaded throughout the nebula. A single massive star visible near the center causes much of the Trifid's glow. The Trifid, cataloged as M20, is only about 300,000 years old, making it among the youngest emission nebulas known. The star forming nebula lies about 9,000 light years away toward the constellation of the Archer (Sagittarius). The region pictured here spans about 20 light years.
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Crush, Kill, Destroy
No worries, sea water kills those Triffids.
Aliens from the Trifid Nebula...probably not.
This nebula is approximately 5,000 light years from earth. This is an emission nebula (pinkish red areas) and a reflection nebula (blue areas). The brightest star near the nebula core or center is surrounded by a cluster of several thousand young stars.
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I remember being able to see the Trifid Nebula from my parents’ back yard with my telescope back in the ‘70s. Now, with the addition of more outside lights and a MOBIL gas station practically next door, one is lucky to see any stars at all…
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