Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
M8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Phil Yates
M8 - The Lagoon Nebula
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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula

M8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Phil Yates
M8 - The Lagoon Nebula
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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula

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The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius.The massive stars embedded within the nebula give off enormous amounts of ultraviolet radiation, ionizing the gas and causing it to shine

6 x 300s per filter in SHO from the CHI2 telescope at Telescope Live.

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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Phil Yates