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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                   2024 July 10   
      
                               A Sagittarius Triplet   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Andy Ermolli   
      
      Explanation: These three bright nebulae are often featured on   
      telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded   
      starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic   
      tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula   
      above center, and colorful M20 below and left in the frame. The third   
      emission region includes NGC 6559, right of M8 and separated from the   
      larger nebula by a dark dust lane. All three are stellar nurseries   
      about five thousand light-years or so distant. Over a hundred   
      light-years across the expansive M8 is also known as the Lagoon Nebula.   
      M20's popular moniker is the Trifid. Glowing hydrogen gas creates the   
      dominant red color of the emission nebulae. But for striking contrast,   
      blue hues in the Trifid are due to dust reflected starlight. The broad   
      interstellar skyscape spans almost 4 degrees or 8 full moons on the   
      sky.   
      
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