Showing posts with label Trifid Nebula. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trifid Nebula. Show all posts

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Trifid Nebula

Picture by Universal News & Sport
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have captured a new image of the Trifid Nebula, showing just why it is a firm favourite of astronomers. This massive star factory is 5500 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius