Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Giuseppe Donatiello
Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula
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Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula

Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Giuseppe Donatiello
Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula
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Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula

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Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula

RA: 271,039° Dec: -24,379°

M8 - The Lagoon Nebula (NGC 6523) is a giant H II region in the constellation Sagittarius at 4,000-6,000 light years. The nebula contains several Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material), the most prominent of which have been catalogued as B88, B89 and B296.

Composite image with data obtained with different optics and cameras + Dss2 R

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Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Giuseppe Donatiello