Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 9Sgr
NGC6523 / M8 - Lagoon Nebula - SHO, Israel Mussi
NGC6523 / M8 - Lagoon Nebula - SHO
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NGC6523 / M8 - Lagoon Nebula - SHO

NGC6523 / M8 - Lagoon Nebula - SHO, Israel Mussi
NGC6523 / M8 - Lagoon Nebula - SHO
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NGC6523 / M8 - Lagoon Nebula - SHO

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The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. There is very interesting details through Hubble pallete.

The Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4.000-6.000 light-years from the Earth.

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NGC6523 / M8 - Lagoon Nebula - SHO, Israel Mussi