Monogram Trifid Nebula Tie

Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series A fantastic picture from our universe featuring the massive star factory known as the Trifid Nebula. It was captured in all its glory with the Wide-Field Imager camera attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. So named for the dark dust bands that trisect its glowing heart, the Trifid Nebula is a rare combination of three nebulae types that reveal the fury of freshly formed stars and point to more star birth in the future. It's an awe-inspiring, breathtaking image that reveals some of the wonder that is our universe. image code: trfdnbl ESO/J. Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.