Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 4 Sgr  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr  ·  Trifid Nebula
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Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae, AstroTanja
Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae
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Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae

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These are two famous nebulae in the constellation Sagittarius. M20 (Trifid) is a combination of emission nebula(red) and reflection nebula (blue) and contains some dark nebula too. M8 (Lagoon) is a giant emission nebula.

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Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae, AstroTanja