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Wide-field View of the Lagoon Nebula
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Name: Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8
Description: Star Formation Nebula
Position (J2000): RA 18h 3m 41.34s Dec -24° 22' 48.50"
Constellation: Sagittarius
Distance: 5000 light years
Field of view: 179.38 x 179.74 arcminutes
Orientation: North is 0.3° left of vertical
Image Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2, Ack: Davide De Martin
Release date: January 22, 2014




Wide:  1403c  0936  1101w  1101a  1403   Closeup:  1517  1015  1120  1808
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ABOUT THIS IMAGE:

This spectacular image shows the very rich region of sky around the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8). The Lagoon appears at the center, the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20) close to the top. Other nebulae, both bright and dark, can be seen elsewhere in the picture as well as several star clusters. This view was created from pictures forming parts of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.