What is Lagoon Nebula?
[[File:New_Hubble_view_of_the_Lagoon_Nebula.jpg|thumb|[[NASA]]/[[Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble]] image]] The '''Lagoon nebula''', also known as '''Messier 8''' and '''NGC 6523''', is an [[emission nebula]], [[H II region]] and [[interstellar cloud]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]. It is about 4,100 [[light-year]]s away from [[Earth]]. {{Gum catalogue}} {{-}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Nebulae]]