Messier 20

Messier 20, commonly known as the Trifid Nebula, is a composite nebula in the constellation Sagittarius located about 9,000 light‑years from Earth. It features three distinct components—an emission nebula, a reflection nebula, and dark dust lanes that divide it into three lobes—making it a prominent site of ongoing star formation.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Messier 20"

Rubin's First Look: A Sagittarius Skyscape

25/06/2025

The Light, Dark, and Dusty Trifid

10/08/2024

Messier 20 and 21

06/08/2020

Spitzer's Trifid

13/02/2020

Messier 20 and 21

30/12/2019

Messier 20 and 21

24/08/2018

Composite Messier 20 and 21

28/06/2017