noaoann02008 — Announcement
The Trifid Nebula
4 August 2002
is located in the constellation of Sagittarius. This stunning image of the much-photographed, dynamic cloud of gas and dust, was taken at the Gemini North Observatory with the GMOS instrument, which uses software developed by NOAO.
Links
- For high resolution images, see the Gemini Press Release (2002-10).