Title
Swirling dust clouds and bright newborn stars
Caption
Swirling dust clouds and bright newborn stars dominate the view in this image of the Lagoon nebula from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Also known as Messier 8 and NGC 6523, astronomers estimate it to be between 4000 and 6000 light years away, lying in the general direction of the center of our galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius.
Date
20th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A06_388
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (2,7Mb) / 15,5in x 12,5in / 4655 x 3754 (300dpi)