Photo Display Photo ID 237 Click On Image to Open Full Size in a New Tab Title Messier 20: the Trifid Nebula Caption A new image of the Trifid taken using the Open University's PIRATE telescope. Object Name Trifid Nebula Messier Desig M 20 NGC Desig NGC 6514 Other Desigs Right Ascension 18Hr 2' 23.00" Declination -23° 1' 48.00" Magnitude 6.30 Scope Used Unknown Camera Used Unknown Photo Notes 180s each LRGB Object Type Emission Nebula Distance (ly) 5.2 kly Constellation Sagittarius Return to List