Closeup of Proplyd in Trifid Nebula
Credit:
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0417e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 3 June 2004, 15:00 |
| Size: | 270 x 270 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 20, Messier 20, NGC 6514, Trifid Nebula |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Proplyd • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical OIII |
502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha |
656 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical SII |
673 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
