The Trifid Nebula, (also known as M20 and NGC 6514) was a nebula. (TOS: "The Alternative Factor")
It was visible from Earth's night sky in the constellation Sagittarius.
An image of the nebula, taken by the Hubble telescope, was on display in astrometrics aboard the USS Voyager in the years 2375, 2376 and 2377. (VOY: "Night")
The image was also on display in the Silver Blood copy of the USS Voyager in the year 2375, shortly before the ship was destroyed. (VOY: "Course: Oblivion")
Appearances
- VOY:
- "Night"
- "Drone"
- "Extreme Risk"
- "In the Flesh"
- "Infinite Regress"
- "Counterpoint"
- "Latent Image"
- "Bliss"
- "Dark Frontier"
- "Course: Oblivion"
- "The Fight"
- "Think Tank"
- "Juggernaut"
- "Someone to Watch Over Me"
- "Relativity"
- "Warhead"
- "Equinox"
- "Survival Instinct"
- "Alice"
- "Riddles"
- "Dragon's Teeth"
- "One Small Step"
- "The Voyager Conspiracy"
- "Pathfinder"
- "Fair Haven"
- "Blink of an Eye"
- "Life Line"
- "Imperfection"
- "Drive"
- "Repression"
Appendices
Production
The transition image
In the episode "The Alternative Factor", whenever Lazarus changed universes, a version of an image of the Trifid Nebula was shown onscreen.