Lagoon Nebula - Wikipedia
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and has an H II region.
Messier 8 (The Lagoon Nebula) - Science@NASA
Famously known as the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 shines by the ionizing ultraviolet radiation of its embedded young stars. A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this image from the NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Explore the Lagoon Nebula, M8, in Sagittarius - EarthSky
Aug 10, 2023 · Messier 8 (M8) is the formal designation for this nebula. It’s a large gas cloud within our Milky Way galaxy, barely visible to the human eye under good conditions, but glorious with a dark sky...
Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) - Constellation Guide
Sep 5, 2023 · The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8, NGC 6523) is a large emission nebula located 4,100 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. With an apparent magnitude of 4.6 and an apparent size of 90 by 40 arcminutes, it is the brightest …
The Lagoon Nebula - NASA
Dec 17, 2018 · Also known as NGC 6523 or the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 is a giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are currently forming. At a distance of about 4,000 light years from Earth, Messier 8 provides astronomers an excellent opportunity to …
The Lagoon Nebula | Pictures, Location, and Facts - AstroBackyard
The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. It is an active stellar nursery, an area of dust and gas in space where stars are formed. It lies about 5,000 light-years away, near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy in the rich starfields of Sagittarius.
Hubble's Messier Catalog - Science@NASA
Messier 8 (The Lagoon Nebula) Famously known as the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 shines by the ionizing ultraviolet radiation of its embedded young stars.
Messier 8 (M8) - The Lagoon Nebula - Universe Today
Mar 21, 2016 · A new infrared view of the star formation region Messier 8, often called the Lagoon Nebula, captured by the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. Credit: ESO/VVV. M8...
Messier 8 (NGC 6523) Lagoon Nebula | Sagittarius - GO …
Messier 8 (NGC 6523), also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is a nebula w/cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy in the Local Group of galaxies. M8 is 4000 light years away from Earth.
Messier 8 (M8) - The Lagoon Nebula (SHO with RGB stars)
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region.