Journey to Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae | Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Journey to Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae | Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Zoom into the region surrounding the Lagoon Nebula, as seen in this First Look image captured by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The Lagoon Nebula is the central pink, kidney bean-shaped area that spans much of the image. To the upper-right is the star-forming Trifid Nebula, known as Messier 20. The Trifid Nebula is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (the pink region), a reflection nebula (the blue region), and a dark nebula (the dark regions).

Video Credit: RubinObs / NOIRLab / SLAC / NSF / DOE / AURA

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: June 23, 2025

#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #StarClusters #Stars #Bochum14 #M20 #M21 #Nebulae #TriffidNebula #LagoonNebula #Sagittarius #Constellation #Universe #RubinObservatory #SST #LSSTCam #CerroPachón #Chile #NOIRLab #NSF #DOE #AURA #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #UHD #Video