Trifid, M20, NGC 6514

noirlab_noao-02171 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

The Trifid Nebula, Messier object 20 (M20) in the constellation of Sagittarius. North is to the right. We also have a color image from the KPNO 0.9-m telescope.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02171/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M20 • NGC 6514 • Trifid Nebula

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 18h 2m 28.6s; DEC = -23° 1’ 19.3”
Orientation: North is 89.8° CW
Field of View: 24.3 x 19.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Sagittarius

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	WIYN-0.9m (None)	Optical (None)	-

ID: noao-02171
Subject Category
Subject Name: M20, NGC 6514, Trifid Nebula
Credits: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Release Date: 2020-06-30T21:34:06
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-02171/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Instrument: None
Color Assignment: Luminosity

Band: Optical
Bandpass: None
Central Wavelength

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 270.618977455, -23.0220411216
Reference Dimension: 2786.0, 2230.0

Reference Pixel: 1393.0, 1115.0
Scale: -0.000145653825851, 0.000145653825851
Rotation: -89.760000000000048
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-02171

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-02171.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:36.275403
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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