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> The Trifid Nebula in infrared.
The Trifid Nebula in infrared.
author: Nasa/JPL-Caltech/Novapix
reference: a-neb65-14100
Image Size 300 DPI: 7 * 11 cm
The Trifid Nebula is a giant star-forming cloud of gas and dust located between 5000 and 10 000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. The false-color Spitzer images reveal a different side of the Trifid Nebula. Bright regions of star-forming activity are seen in the Spitzer pictures.
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