Saturday, March 2, 2013

CFH Telescope Image:The Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8

Credit: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/Coelum

The Lagoon Nebula, also called Messier 8, lies deeply embedded in the disk of our galaxy. 

Stars form within this giant region, and they gravitationally cluster in the heart of the nebula. 

Ultraviolet radiations from newborn stars ionize hydrogen gas, creating the pink emission.

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