Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  7 Sgr  ·  9 Sgr  ·  B296  ·  B88  ·  B89  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  PK005-01.1  ·  Sh2-25  ·  Sh2-28  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
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Lagoon Nebula HARGB, KiwiAstro
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Lagoon Nebula HARGB

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Lagoon Nebula HARGB

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Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. Captured during break in clouds with the UHC and Ha filters.

Several bok globules in the centre make this object even more distinctive.

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Lagoon Nebula HARGB, KiwiAstro

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