Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  7 Sgr  ·  9 Sgr  ·  B296  ·  B85  ·  B88  ·  B89  ·  HD164146  ·  HD164147  ·  HD164194  ·  HD164226  ·  HD164266  ·  HD164384  ·  HD164385  ·  HD164386  ·  HD164402  ·  HD164453  ·  HD164492  ·  HD164514  ·  HD164536  ·  HD164637  ·  HD164704  ·  HD164739  ·  HD164766  ·  HD164767  ·  HD164833  ·  HD164865  ·  HD164906  ·  HD164933  ·  HD165015  ·  HD165016  ·  And 26 more.
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Messier 8 Lagoon (Left) and Messier 20 Trifid Nebulae, Mark Myers
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Messier 8 Lagoon (Left) and Messier 20 Trifid Nebulae

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Messier 8 Lagoon (Left) and Messier 20 Trifid Nebulae, Mark Myers
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Messier 8 Lagoon (Left) and Messier 20 Trifid Nebulae

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The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8NGC 6523Sharpless 25RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellationSagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region.

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Messier 8 Lagoon (Left) and Messier 20 Trifid Nebulae, Mark Myers