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Lagoon Nebula
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Sagittarius Transcultural Cooperation
Emission Nebula in Sagittarius
Image from NASA/Hubble
Name
M8, NGC 6523 the Lagoon Nebula
Type
Emission
Polity
Sagittarius Transcultural Cooperation
Distance
4,100 ly from Sol
Diameter
70 ly
M8 contains:
NGC 6523, NGC 6530[1],
Hourglass nebula[3]
The Lagoon Nebula is notable for the presence of
Cosmoamoebae
, a giant space-dwelling life-form.
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Sagittarius Transcultural Cooperation
Development Notes
Text by
Steve Bowers
Initially published on 14 February 2010.
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