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M8 Lagoon Nebula
Messier 8
5,200 Light years away in the constellation Sagittarius is the Lagoon Nebula M8 (NGC 6523).
This vast emission nebula is home to the open star cluster NGC6530. The open cluster contains thousands of stars, most of which are hidden by the interstellar gas & dust that make up this awesome nebula.
The image is made up from about 2 hours of data using the Chile 2 telescope at Slooh.com stacked & processed with PixInsight.
M8 Lagoon Nebula
Messier 8
5,200 Light years away in the constellation Sagittarius is the Lagoon Nebula M8 (NGC 6523).
This vast emission nebula is home to the open star cluster NGC6530. The open cluster contains thousands of stars, most of which are hidden by the interstellar gas & dust that make up this awesome nebula.
The image is made up from about 2 hours of data using the Chile 2 telescope at Slooh.com stacked & processed with PixInsight.