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Lagoon Nebula
Lagoon Nebula M8

The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, and as NGC 6523) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is estimated to be between 4,000-6,000 light-years from the Earth. In the sky of Earth, it spans 90′ by 40′, translates to an actual dimension of 110 by 50 light years.

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One Response to “Lagoon Nebula”

  1. fb_avatar drose says:

    That does not look like a lagoon.

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