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 - 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 Object
Name: | Lagoon Nebula |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distance: | 5000 light years |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 18 3 41.52 |
Position (Dec): | -24° 22' 48.71" |
Field of view: | 0.56 x 0.57 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 56.5° right of vertical |
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Band | Telescope |
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Optical Oiii |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical Hii |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical Sii |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |