Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 9 Sgr
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Messier 8 or the Lagoon Nebula., Mark Sansom
Messier 8 or the Lagoon Nebula.
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Messier 8 or the Lagoon Nebula.

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Messier 8 or the Lagoon Nebula., Mark Sansom
Messier 8 or the Lagoon Nebula.
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Messier 8 or the Lagoon Nebula.

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Located in the constellation Sagittarius. It is approximately 5000 light years from Earth and about the width of three Full Moon diameters in the sky; hence I can't fit all of it in with this setup.

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