August 28 2014
Messier 20 and 21
This picture sparked my interest simply because it was elegant and beautiful all while being simple. In the picture, the Trifid Nebulla is shown. In this Nebulla, the constellation Sagittarius is located. The aspects of the picture that sparked my interest are known as cosmic contrasts since there are bright and dark colors that contrast each other. The Trifid Nebulla is around 300,000 years old, which is surprisingly young. The picture also shows the star cluster Messier 21, which is near Messier 20. Although the two are near each other, they are nothing like each other and share no similarities.
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