Giant 'Twisters' in the Lagoon Nebula
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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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9638a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 22 January 1997, 06:00 |
| Size: | 1486 x 1510 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8, NGC 6523 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Distance: | 5000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical OIII |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical HII |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical SII |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
