Khurram Wadee ✅ · @mkwadee
1391 followers · 13516 posts · Server mastodon.org.uk
In the Center of the #Trifid #Nebula
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day
#Trifid #nebula #astronomy #picture #apod
Mikko Tuomi · @mustapipa
2218 followers · 586 posts · Server scicomm.xyz
What's happening at the center of the #Trifid Nebula?
Three prominent dust lanes that give the Trifid its name all come together. Mountains of opaque #dust appear near the bottom, while other dark filaments of dust are visible threaded throughout the nebula.
A single massive #star visible near the center causes much of the Trifid's glow. The Trifid, cataloged as M20, is only about 300 000 years old, making it among the youngest emission nebulas known.
#astronomy #star #dust #Trifid
Khurram Wadee ✅ · @mkwadee
1033 followers · 10917 posts · Server mastodon.org.uk
Khurram Wadee ✅ · @mkwadee
1034 followers · 10918 posts · Server mastodon.org.uk
Khurram Wadee ✅ · @mkwadee
1034 followers · 10918 posts · Server mastodon.org.uk
#Trifid #pillars #jets #astronomy #picture #apod
