Trifid Nebula

RA 18:02, Dec -23:02 (Sagittarius)
Distance: 2000 ly
Type: emission / reflection nebulae
The Trifid Nebula gets its name from the three dark lanes the divide it.
The red part is an emission nebula powered by a bright triple star CC 24537; the fainter blue part is a reflection nebula surrounding a hot O-type star
The Trifid Nebula is just 1 1/2 degrees from the much larger Lagoon Nebula.