Wallpaper author:
RICARDO CUBA
30 Oct 2023
Trifida Nebula
The Trifid Nebula (Brazilian Portuguese) or Trifid Nebula (European Portuguese) (Messier 20, NGC 6514) is an HII region, that is, a region composed of stellar gas and dust where recently, in astronomical terms, new stars began to form. It is located in the constellation Sagittarius and its name means "divided into three lobes".
Dataset from which the image was processed
M20
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 270.675 Dec -22.9667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................24 Sept 2019 - 14 Aug 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 67 | 40m | 36 |
| Red | 69 | 40m | 35 |
| Green | 857 | 8h20m | 35 |
| Blue | 65 | 38m | 35 |
| Halpha | 806 | 7h50m | 35 |