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This is the Trifid Nebula which is 2,000 light years away. It is called this because of the three dark division lanes.
The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

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This is the Trifid Nebula which is 2,000 light years away. It is called this because of the three dark division lanes. The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Trifid Nebula which is 2,000 light years away. It is called this because of the three dark division lanes. The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Trifid Nebula which is 2,000 light years away. It is called this because of the three dark division lanes. The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Trifid Nebula which is 2,000 light years away. It is called this because of the three dark division lanes.
The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Trifid Nebula which is 2,000 light years away. It is called this because of the three dark division lanes.
The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Trifid Nebula which is 2,000 light years away. It is called this because of the three dark division lanes.
The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh