WHA_633TH

This colorful picture is a mosaic of the Lagoon nebula taken by NASA's WISE. Also known as Messier 8, or simply M8, the Lagoon nebula is seen here as a large circular cloud in the center of the image, surrounded by innumerable stars.

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Filename: WHA_633TH.jpg
Copyright: World History Archive
Image Size: 4824x3623 / 4.3MB; Space Lagoon Nebula Messier 8 Stars WISE Astronomy Space exploration
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This colorful picture is a mosaic of the Lagoon nebula taken by NASA's WISE. Also known as Messier 8, or simply M8, the Lagoon nebula is seen here as a large circular cloud in the center of the image, surrounded by innumerable stars.