'''Nebula Trifid''' (dalam katalog sebagai '''Messier 20''' atau '''M20''' anddan assebagai '''NGC 6514''') isadalah ansebuah [[wilayah H II region]] locatedberlokasi indi [[Sagittarius constellation|Sagittarius]]. Its nameNamanya meansberarti 'divided into three lobes'. The object is an unusual combination of an [[open cluster]] of [[star]]s, an [[emission nebula]] (the lower, red portion), a [[reflection nebula]] (the upper, blue portion) and a [[dark nebula]] (the apparent 'gaps' within the emission nebula that cause the trifid appearance; these are also designated '''Barnard 85'''). Viewed through a small [[telescope]], the Trifid Nebula is a bright and colorful object, and is thus a perennial favorite of amateur astronomers.<ref name="Science Daily">{{cite web
