NASA has showcased an incredible photo, as the “Astronomy Picture of the Day,” of the Lagoon Nebula, which stands out for its intense brightness and large clouds of interstellar gas.
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The Lagoon Nebula, also known as M8, is located approximately 5,000 light-years away in the heart of the Milky Way, specifically in the constellation Sagittarius.
The nebula can be observed in a region of intense star formation, revealing crystalline interstellar gas and dark dust clouds that shape the celestial body. The intense color of the Lagoon Nebula is the result of ionized hydrogen atoms emitting light as they recombine with stripped electrons.
