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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. It is about 4,100 light-years away from Earth.


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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Nebulosa de la Laguna para niños

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