Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  11 Sgr  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6531  ·  NGC 6544  ·  NGC 6546  ·  NGC 6559  ·  The star 1 Sgr  ·  The star 5 Sgr  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M8, M20 and a lot of ICs , Marcelo Domingues
M8, M20 and a lot of ICs
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M8, M20 and a lot of ICs

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M8 (Lagoon Nebula) and M20 (Trifid Nebula) - 2011 attempt - Image taken during the 4th EBA (Brazilian Astrophotography Meeting)

This region has several nebulae, highlighting the nebula IC 1274, IC 1275, IC 4685 and NGC 6559.

Besides them we can also see the small globular cluster NGC6544 (bright spot left) and open cluster M21 (the Trifid Nebula side).

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M8, M20 and a lot of ICs , Marcelo Domingues