The Lagoon Nebula, SkipRapp

The Lagoon Nebula

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M8 Nebula/Open Cluster is also known as (The Lagoon Nebula or NGC 6523) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. M8 was discovered by Guillaume Le Gentil in 1747 and is one of only two star-forming nebula faintly visible to the naked eye from northern latitudes.

M8 actually has 3 NGC numbers associated with it. NGC 6523 as a nebulous cluster, and NGC 6530 and NGC 6533 as later rediscoveries of the open cluster.

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The Lagoon Nebula, SkipRapp