Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  7 Sgr  ·  9 Sgr  ·  B296  ·  B88  ·  B89  ·  LBN 25  ·  LBN 26  ·  LDN 180  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  Sh2-25  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr
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Messier 8 The Lagoon Nebula SHO, Mathieu Guinot
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Messier 8 The Lagoon Nebula SHO

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Messier 8 The Lagoon Nebula SHO, Mathieu Guinot
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Messier 8 The Lagoon Nebula SHO

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The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant emission nebula located 4000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.

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Messier 8 The Lagoon Nebula SHO, Mathieu Guinot