But unlike the Trifid, in NGC 1579 the reddish glow is not emission from clouds of glowing hydrogen gas excited by ultraviolet light from a nearby hot star.

• 不过与三裂星云不同的是，NGC 1579中的红光并不是被附近一颗炽热恒星的紫外线所激发的氢气云发光而形成的。