Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  7 Sgr  ·  9 Sgr  ·  B296  ·  B85  ·  B88  ·  B89  ·  LBN 25  ·  LBN 26  ·  LBN 27  ·  LDN 180  ·  LDN 232  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  PK006+00.1  ·  Sh2-25  ·  Sh2-28  ·  Sh2-30  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr  ·  Trifid Nebula
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Lagoon and Triffid in Sagittarius, Larry S
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Lagoon and Triffid in Sagittarius

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Lagoon and Triffid in Sagittarius

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Two nebulae, M8 Lagoon on left, M20 Triffid on right. They are only accessible to me for a few weeks mid-summer due to being low in southern sky. They are both in our Milky Way. M8 is about 4100 light years away and 110x50 light years in size. M20 is 5200 light years away and only 300,000 years old making it one of the youngest emission nebulae known.

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Lagoon and Triffid in Sagittarius, Larry S

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