Categories Astronomy M 8 Post author By Luca Zanini Post date July 11, 2023 No Comments on M 8 The Lagoon nebula, or M 8 or NGC 6523, is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius and contains within it the open cluster NGC 6530. Tags emission nebula, m8, nebula, ngc6523, ngc6530, open cluster ← Last quarter moon → NGC 6995 Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.