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.

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 …

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 …

A group of young, hot stars in the cloud ionize the nearby gas. As the atoms in the gas recombine, they produce the light emitted by the nebula. Interstellar dust within the nebula absorbs some …

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 …

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 …

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.

Below the Trifid Nebula in this image is the Lagoon Nebula (or Messier 8), another vibrant stellar nursery glowing about 4,000 light-years away. You can actually spot the Lagoon with just a …

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 …