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Visible-Light Picture of the Trifid Nebula
This image shows the well-known visible-light picture of the glowing Trifid Nebula. The Trifid Nebula is a giant star-forming cloud of gas and dust located 5,400 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Image Visible-Light Picture of the Trifid Nebula ssc2005-02a1 |
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Image Spitzer/IRAC+MIPS View of the Trifid Nebula ssc2005-02a2 |
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Image Spitzer/IRAC View of the Trifid Nebula ssc2005-02a3 |
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Image Spitzer/MIPS View of the Trifid Nebula ssc2005-02a4 |
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