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 July 31 2009  The Lagoon Nebula, a pool of stars in the making |
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The Lagoon Nebula, also known as Messier 8 (M8) and NGC 6523, is a bright an beautiful star-forming region located in Sagittarius. Stars continue to form in this giant cloud of interstellar matter that is about 110 by 50 light years in size. In addition to young stars and gas clouds, the nebula contains a number of Bok globules - dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material.
GRAS-013: Tak Sky 90 - FL 416mm @ f/4.6, SBIG ST-2000XMC, Single Shot Color filter, One Click image, slightly adjusted in PhotoShop Elements.
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| Submitted by: MarciaB | Location: GRAS, Moorook, Australia | Date: June 30 2009 |
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July 31 2009
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