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Loading contentA large emission nebula and star-forming region, one of only a few visible to the naked eye.
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Space Telescope Science Institute
Space Telescope Science Institute (n.d.). Lagoon Nebula (M8) — HubbleSite / STScI. Space Telescope Science Institute. https://www.stsci.edu/
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title = {Lagoon Nebula (M8) — HubbleSite / STScI},
organization = {Space Telescope Science Institute},
year = {n.d.},
url = {https://www.stsci.edu/},
note = {STScI imagery and science for Lagoon Nebula (M8).}
}How Lagoon Nebula connects across Asteria Star — scientific, cultural, and astrological links are kept separate.
A cloud of interstellar gas that glows with its own light, ionised by the ultraviolet radiation of nearby hot stars so that it re-emits in characteristic lines — most famously the red of hydrogen. Emission nebulae mark regions of active star formation and include the great HII regions of the Galaxy.
H II region in Dorado, magnitude 7.25.
Reflection nebula in Taurus.
Planetary nebula in Cygnus, magnitude 9.44.
Planetary nebula in Delphinus, magnitude 11.1.
Planetary nebula in Centaurus, magnitude 8.1.
Planetary nebula in Cepheus, magnitude 11.89.
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European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.