1. 9 The Trifid is a little dimmer than the Lagoon.

2. It's commonly known as three-lobe beggartick, three-part Beggarticks, leafy-bracted Beggarticks or trifid bur-marigold.

3. Bidens tripartita is a common and widespread species of plants in the sunflower family, commonly known as Three-lobe Beggarticks, Three-part Beggarticks, Leafy-bracted Beggarticks or Trifid Bur-marigold

4. The Trifid Nebula was the subject of an investigation by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope in 1997, using filters that isolate emission from hydrogen atoms, ionized sulfur atoms, and doubly ionized oxygen atoms.