The Lagoon Nebula
Jul 16, 2008
Gas and Dust of the Lagoon Nebula by Fred Vanderhaven. The Pink Lagoon, NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. This beautiful cosmic cloud is a popular stop on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius. Eighteenth century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged the bright nebula as M8, while modern day astronomers recognize the Lagoon Nebula as [...]
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