110 light-years
across and 5000
lights year from
Earth, the Lagoon
Nebula (M8, NGC
6523) is one of
just two
star-forming
regionsÂ
visible to the un
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110 light-years across and 5000 lights year from Earth, the Lagoon Nebula (M8, NGC 6523) is one of just two star-forming regions visible to the unaided eye from the northern hemisphere. Europe's VLT Survey Telescope in Chile capture these images. Read more about it here: http://goo.gl/uW8Tny