Trifid and Lagoon by Vera C. Rubin Observatory Size:XL - 40" x 28" studied by Hubble and Webb

studied by Hubble and Webb but never fully mapped until now

This isn't just a poster-it's your personal observatory window

approximately 960 light-years away

The late 1980s saw revolutionary discoveries about galaxy formation

soaring from a stellar explosion—an active nursery where stars are forming at a furious pace

Trifid and Lagoon by Vera C. Rubin Observatory Size:XL - 40" x 28" studied by Hubble and WebbTrifid and Lagoon by Vera C. Rubin Observatory This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSFDOE 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 Credit: NSFDOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory