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| The Lagoon Nebula |
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| A Stacked Version of the Lagoon image. Note enhanced S/N ratio |
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| The Lagoon Nebula processed to enhance nebulousity |
Monday, September 21, 2015
The Lagoon Nebula
Like the Eagle and Trifid Nebulas in previous posts, the Lagoon Nebula is a spectacular star-spawning region. Peppered with Bok Globules--clouds of collapsing interstellar gas that hide protostars--the Lagoon is an emission nebula and HII region. The largest of these clouds are Barnard 88, 89, and 296,
In the center of the Nebula is a region named the "Hourglass Nebula" by John Herschel.
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