The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant emission nebula with an H II region located in the constellation Sagittarius.

Jul 28, 2025 · NGC 6530 is a collection of several thousand stars lying around 4350 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius. The cluster is set within the larger Lagoon Nebula, a …

Sep 5, 2023 · The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8, NGC 6523) is a large emission nebula located 4,100 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. With an apparent magnitude of 4.6 and …

Aug 10, 2023 · Ordinary binoculars under a dark sky can bring the Lagoon nebula to you from 5,000 light-years away. Look for it a few degrees above and to the right of the Teapot asterism …

The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. It is an active stellar nursery, an area of dust and gas in space where stars are formed. It lies about …

Lagoon Nebula, (catalog numbers NGC 6523 and M8), ionized-hydrogen region located in the constellation Sagittarius at 1,250 parsecs (4,080 light-years) from the solar system.

Jun 17, 2021 · Below is a selection of images the Lagoon Nebula - some in which it is paired with the Trifid Nebula - sent to us by BBC Sky at Night Magazine readers and astrophotographers …

Sep 16, 2025 · The Lagoon Nebula (also known as NGC 6523, Messier 8, or Sharpless 25) is located 4,100 light-years away within the Carina-Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

Jan 20, 2023 · What is the Lagoon Nebula? The Lagoon Nebula is a giant emission nebula which is catalogued as Messier 8 and NGC 6523. It is located in Sagittarius and is an interstellar gas …

The portion of Lagoon Nebula shown here is dominated by the young triple-star system, named Hershel 36, at the center of the image. Near-infrared light emitted by newly formed stars …