Trifid Nebula by AstronomyMan

Photography • Space • posted on Aug 17, 2006

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An image of the Trifid Nebula. It's called Trifid coz its got three lobes to it. Some people call it the Clover Nebula coz its got four lobes to it. Confused yet? Again it is in the Frenchman's list of 'things wot aren't comets n'est pas' so it is also called Messier M20 (I think). Either way it is a beautiful birthing ground for new stars, the very bright thing in the middle is actually three new stars very close to each other (been taking too many fertility drugs me thinks). Taken with an Orion Starshoot CCD camera mounted on an Orion SkyView Pro 8" Newtonian telescope. 20 x 20 second exposures.

Comments (10)

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TwoPynts

11:50AM | Thu, 17 August 2006

I have to chuckle at the humor in your comments as usual, but what blows me away is your photo. Majestic and beautiful.

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babuci

8:45PM | Thu, 17 August 2006

Masterpiece from our univers!! Many thanks for an info You provided with this fascinating shot. More please, I love them'!

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nongo

9:00PM | Thu, 17 August 2006

Awwww the birth of new stars!!!!!! superb image from space!!!!!!! amazing!!!!!

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kimariehere

9:25PM | Thu, 17 August 2006

WOW!!! WHO gets pictures of birth of new stars!! TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY HERE AWESOME FIND CAPTURE AND WORK!!! one moreWOWwwwwwww!

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KatesFriend

9:48PM | Sat, 16 September 2006

And the life that will eventually spring from this stellar nursury will one day look up at the star in wonder and awe just as we have done. Fantastic capture. when I was a boy only large observatories could get pictures as good as this.

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