Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6544  ·  NGC 6559  ·  The star 4Sgr  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
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M8 - Lagoon Nebula, Cluster One Observatory
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M8 - Lagoon Nebula

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M8 - Lagoon Nebula

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The Lagoon Nebula, or Messier 8 (M8), is a large interstellar cloud classified as an emission nebula and an H II region. The nebula is located in Sagittarius constellation, within the Milky Way Galaxy. It lies in the direction of the galaxy’s centre. The nebula’s designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 6523.

The Lagoon Nebula is the brightest, largest nebula in Sagittarius, a constellation that is home to a number of notable nebulous regions. M8 is estimated to lie at a distance between 4,000 and 6,000 light years from Earth. It spans a region 110 by 50 light years in size.

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