master_q 0 Posted May 9, 2004 The Trifid Nebula The Trifid Nebula is about 9,000 light-years away. The regions of gas are reflecting starlight and some of the gas is emitting its own light. In the center is a very large star. This star’s UV light radiates and ionizes the gas. This heats the gases To Talk About This & MORE Head over to the Science Forum Master Q StarTrek_Master_Q@yahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites