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This is the Lagoon Nebula, 4,500 light years away. It is much larger and brighter than its neighbor the Trifid Nebula and even visible with the naked eye on a dark night.
The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

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This is the Lagoon Nebula, 4,500 light years away. It is much larger and brighter than its neighbor the Trifid Nebula and even visible with the naked eye on a dark night. The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Lagoon Nebula, 4,500 light years away. It is much larger and brighter than its neighbor the Trifid Nebula and even visible with the naked eye on a dark night. The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Lagoon Nebula, 4,500 light years away. It is much larger and brighter than its neighbor the Trifid Nebula and even visible with the naked eye on a dark night. The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Lagoon Nebula, 4,500 light years away. It is much larger and brighter than its neighbor the Trifid Nebula and even visible with the naked eye on a dark night.
The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Lagoon Nebula, 4,500 light years away. It is much larger and brighter than its neighbor the Trifid Nebula and even visible with the naked eye on a dark night.
The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This is the Lagoon Nebula, 4,500 light years away. It is much larger and brighter than its neighbor the Trifid Nebula and even visible with the naked eye on a dark night.
The Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh