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The Trifid Nebula

Credit: Credit: Morton Henderson
This photograph of Messier Object 20, also called the Trifid Nebula, was taken in Portugal by Morton Henderson. The exposures were 10 minutes on Fuji Press 800 film, using a 210mm zoom lens.

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