The Trifid Nebula is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum–Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means 'three-lobe'. From Wikipedia
Having captured 10 million galaxies plus over 2,100 new asteroids during test observations, the observatory is poised to begin nightly terabyte-scale surveys in November.
