Trifid Nebula (June 19th 2023) Mobile Wallpaper

The Trifid Nebula (M20), a region of ionized interstellar hydrogen located in the northwest of Sagittarius, in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. It is 8 light years away from us. The large star in the center is HD 164492A, an O7.5III star with a mass 20 time that of our sun. The total integration time is 2.5 hours

Capture location: Glen Allen, Virginia

Wallpaper size: 2568 × 5556

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