US EditionFirst Look From the World’s Largest Digital Camera
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The image, taken during the first 10 hours of test operation, shows the Trifid (Messier20) and Lagoon (Messier8) nebulae in unprecedented detail. Trifid, located about 5,000 light-years away, combines emission and reflection nebulae with dark dust lanes forming characteristic lobes. Below it, Lagoon, about 4,000 to 6,000 light-years away, shines with a central star-forming region called the Hourglass, providing a unique window into the birthplac…
Trifid & Lagoon Nebulae in Sagittarius | Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Trifid & Lagoon Nebulae in Sagittarius | Vera C. Rubin ObservatoryIn this immense image, the National Science Foundation–Department of Energy Vera C. Rubin Observatory offers a brand new view of two old friends: the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae. The image provides a demonstration of what makes Rubin unique: its combination of an extremely wide field of view and the speed that allows it to take lots of big images in a very short time. Combining imag…
First look from the world’s largest digital camera
24.06.2025 - This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSF-Doe Vera C. Rubin Observatory in just over seven hours of observing time. Combining many images in this way clearly reveals otherwise faint or invisible details, such as the clouds of gas and dust that comprise the Trifid nebula (top) and the Lagoon nebula, which are several thousand light-years away from Earth.
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