M 8 – The Lagoon Nebula

Description:

M 8, the Lagoon nebula is a diffuse nebula revealing an interstellar cloud of hydrogen where stars are born. The cloud is illuminated by a blue supergiant star. There is also an open cluster (NGC 6530).

M 8 is one of the beautiful nebulae that can be seen with a small telescope or a pair of binoculars under a dark sky in the constellation Sagittarius.