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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| Name: | Herschel 36, Lagoon Nebula, M 8, Messier 8, NGC 6523 |
| Type: | • Nebulae Images/Videos |
