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 · Famously known as the Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 shines by the ionizing ultraviolet radiation of its embedded young stars.

Sep 5, 2023 · The Lagoon Nebula is a vast emission nebula located approximately 4,100 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. With an apparent magnitude of 4.6 and an apparent size of 90 …

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 5,000 light …

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 in the …

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.

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 cloud …

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 shines through …

To celebrate its 28th anniversary in space the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope took this amazing and colourful image of the Lagoon Nebula. The whole nebula, about 4000 light-years away, is an …