Lagoon Nebula: Beautiful Deep-Space Object #space #space

Deep in the center of the Milky Way galaxy, a swirling cloud glows faintly.
It’s the Lagoon Nebula, one of the most beautiful deep-space objects in the night sky.
The nebula pans 33 light-years across, and approximately 5,000 light-years from Earth.
The Lagoon Nebula is so named because of the dark band that separates it in two
The darkness looks like a lagoon surrounded by an island of light.
The darker spots are the densest areas of gas where stars are made and it is so dense they don’t allow any light to pass through.
The Lagoon Nebula is an emission nebula, a type of nebula that is made of ionized gases.
In the case of the Lagoon Nebula, the gas is mostly Hydrogen.
Energy from new stars or dying stars passes through the gas, and the cloud lights up.
If the energy that’s ionizing the gas is low, like in the Lagoon Nebula, it will appear red.
The Lagoon Nebula has its own star cluster, NGC 6530, with hot stars that power the nebular glow.
The Lagoon Nebula is an excellent choice for observation through an astronomical telescope or binoculars.

Credits:
HubbleWebbESA

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[iwams]

Nice video but its not really deep inside the center 😁