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 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
M8 Lagoon - Hubble Palette, Rhett Herring
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M8 Lagoon - Hubble Palette

M8 Lagoon - Hubble Palette, Rhett Herring
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M8 Lagoon - Hubble Palette

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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 - Hubble Palette, Rhett Herring

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