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      M20 - Trifid Nebula
      Wallpaper author:
      Pedro Sánchez

      25 Mar 2026

      M20 - Trifid Nebula

      Messier 20 is one of the large gaseous nebulae in the Sagittarius region; it lies 1.3° from the Lagoon Nebula (M8). Numerous young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks, and Herbig-Haro objects have been discovered within the nebula.

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      M20

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      M20 - Trifid Nebula