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M8 Lagoon Widefield Hubble Pallet, Rhett Herring
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M8 Lagoon Widefield Hubble Pallet

M8 Lagoon Widefield Hubble Pallet, Rhett Herring
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M8 Lagoon Widefield Hubble Pallet

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The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. The Lagoon Nebula was discovered by Giovanni Hodierna before 1654 and is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the eye from mid-northern latitudes.

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    M8 Lagoon Widefield Hubble Pallet, Rhett Herring
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