Lagoon Nebula: Quick Facts

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Lagoon Nebula (M8, NGC 6523) in the constellation Sagittarius.This bright diffuse nebula is so large that light from the stars involved does not penetrate its boundaries, and the bright nebula appears to be seen against a larger, darker one.

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