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Nebula

Lagoon Nebula

A large emission nebula and star-forming region, one of only a few visible to the naked eye.

Type
Nebula
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
2

NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)

WISE Catches the Lagoon Nebula in Center of Action
WISE Catches the Lagoon Nebula in Center of Action · NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA

Experience system V6

Nebular structure profile

A visual story for gas, dust, ionization, star-forming context, and observational imagery.

Deep-sky mapStructure diagramImage provenanceRelated objects
  1. 01

    Observe

    NASA imagery anchors the visual reading with licensed source metadata.

  2. 02

    Measure

    Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.

  3. 03

    Locate

    Studied by Hubble Space Telescope.

  4. 04

    Connect

    2 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.

Object type
Nebula
Graph relations
2
Verified sources
2
Image records
4
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Atlas context

Lagoon Nebulacoordinate fields shown only when available
  • Studied by

    Hubble Space Telescope

  • Associated with

    Emission Nebula

Original SVG diagram

Deep-sky morphology

Galaxy-scale viewBulge / nucleusDisk or stellar haloMorphology comes from observationNebula
Object class
Nebula
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Image records
4
Graph relations
2
Emission NebulaHubble Space Tele...Lagoon NebulaNebula

Visual knowledge graph

Relationships, not isolated facts

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Image provenance

Photography as evidence

4 cleared visual records
Into the Depths of the Lagoon Nebula

Into the Depths of the Lagoon Nebula

NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)

WISE Catches the Lagoon Nebula in Center of Action

WISE Catches the Lagoon Nebula in Center of Action

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA · NASA media (public domain)

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

NASA/Marshall · NASA media (public domain)

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

NASA/Marshall · NASA media (public domain)

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Hubble Space Telescope

astrophysical object class

Emission Nebula

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.

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Eagle Nebula

A young open cluster embedded in a star-forming nebula, famous for the 'Pillars of Creation' imaged by Hubble.

astrophysical object class

HII Region

A large cloud of ionised atomic hydrogen (H II) surrounding one or more hot O- and B-type stars, whose ultraviolet light strips the electrons from the surrounding gas. HII regions are the glowing signposts of massive-star formation, and their sizes and spectra are used to trace star formation across galaxies.

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Crab Nebula

A supernova remnant produced by a stellar explosion recorded by astronomers in 1054 CE.

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Orion Nebula

A diffuse emission nebula and active star-forming region, one of the brightest nebulae visible to the naked eye.

Observation

How this was captured

Source
NASA
Observation date
2011-09-16

Gallery

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

What look like giant twisters are spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

1997

NASA/Marshall · NASA media (public domain)

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Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
nebula:lagoon-nebula
Type
Nebula
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
2
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/nebula:lagoon-nebula

Scientific quality

Partial
Unreviewed2 sourcesv1.0.0

3 of 6 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Complete
Relationship coverage
Partial
Review coverage
None
Citation coverage
None
Image coverage
Complete
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.

Scientific citations

1

Real, source-backed references — primary papers first, then datasets and institutional sources. Formatted through the citation engine; nothing is fabricated.

  • Image archiveLagoon Nebula (M8) — HubbleSite / STScI

    Space Telescope Science Institute

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    Space Telescope Science Institute (n.d.). Lagoon Nebula (M8) — HubbleSite / STScI. Space Telescope Science Institute. https://www.stsci.edu/

@misc{cite:stsci-nebula-lagoon-nebula,
  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).}
}

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

  • ESAEuropean Space Agency

    European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.