Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  7 Sgr  ·  9 Sgr  ·  B296  ·  B88  ·  B89  ·  LBN 25  ·  LBN 26  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr
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The Core of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) in SHO and RGB Stars, Capturing Ancient Photons
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The Core of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) in SHO and RGB Stars

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The Core of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) in SHO and RGB Stars, Capturing Ancient Photons
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The Core of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) in SHO and RGB Stars

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Featuring the majestic core of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8 ) in Hubble SHO palette with RGB stars. The Lagoon nebula is an emission nebula about 5,000 light-years away and roughly 130 light-years in length composed primarily of hydrogen and containing many Bok globules on their way to becoming protostars. My equipment allows me an 'up close and personal' field of view of the core and all its glorious detail. Enjoy.

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