Giant "Twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula
Depicts: M8, NGC 6523, The Lagoon Nebula, Herschel 36
Copyright: A. Caulet (ST-ECF, ESA) and NASA
This Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image reveals a pair of one-half light-year long interstellar "twisters" -- eerie funnels and twisted-rope structures (upper left) -- in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) which lies 5,000 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius.
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Last Update: 10 Jun 2003
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| Reference: | opo9638a |
| Object: | M8, NGC 6523, The Lagoon Nebula, Herschel 36 |
| Instrument: | WFPC2
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