Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula

Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula

We captured this shot on Sunday, May 24, 2015. M8 is an H II region containing an open star cluster. Active star formation is taking place in this emissions nebula. M8 is found in the constellation Sagittarius and is 5200 light years distant.

-Scott

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Scott MacNeill
Entry Date:
Nov 27, 2020
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