Lagoon Nebula

The Lagoon Nebula is a giant emission nebula and H II region in Sagittarius. It is one of the few star-forming clouds faintly visible to the naked eye from mid-northern latitudes.

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ID
M8
Distance
1250 pc · 4077 ly
Angular size
0.50°
RA · Dec
270.90° · -24.39°