The Area Around The Trifid & Lagoon Nebulae | Vera C. Rubin Observatory

The Area Around The Trifid & Lagoon Nebulae | Vera C. Rubin Observatory

This image offers a closer look at the region surrounding the Lagoon Nebula, as seen in this First Look image captured by the National Science Foundation–Department of Energy Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The Lagoon Nebula is the central pink, kidney bean-shaped area that spans much of the image. At the upper-right is the open star cluster Messier 21. Beneath that is the star-forming Trifid Nebula, known as Messier 20. Further down is the open cluster Bochum 14. Finally, to the bottom-left of the Lagoon Nebula is the globular cluster NGC 6544. 

The image was captured by the Rubin Observatory using the 3200-megapixel LSST Camera—the largest digital camera in the world. Rubin Observatory will scan the sky every night for 10 years, creating an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition, time-lapse record of our Universe.

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

Release Date: June 23, 2025

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