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Observations of the Lagoon Nebula (M8)

Other names The Hourglass Nebula
NGC 6523
LBN 25

Object type Nebula

RA 18h03m

Declination 24°22' S

Constellation Sagittarius

Further information

Showing all 39 images


9 
1 
The Hourglass Nebula i...
David Davies
Obs 2025 Aug 16 – 22:11 UTC
Upload 2025 Aug 19 – 16:26 UTC

6 
1 
The Lagoon Nebula, M 8
David Davies
Obs 2025 Aug 16 – 22:58 UTC
Upload 2025 Aug 19 – 16:10 UTC

7 
2 
M8 (Lagoon nebula) and...
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2025 Aug 14 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Aug 16 – 13:44 UTC

5 
0 
M8
David Basey
Obs 2025 Jun 28 – 23:53 UTC
Upload 2025 Jun 29 – 10:25 UTC

5 
0 
M8
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2025 Jun 28 – 18:51 UTC
Upload 2025 Jun 28 – 18:53 UTC

4 
0 
M20 & M8
Steve Knight
Obs 2025 Apr 26 – 02:21 UTC
Upload 2025 May 04 – 08:20 UTC

4 
0 
Messier M8 (Lagoon Ne...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 Mar 23 – 08:37 UTC
Upload 2025 Mar 26 – 11:50 UTC

3 
0 
M8 - The Lagoon Nebula...
Peter Hannah
Obs 2024 Jun 15
Upload 2024 Nov 22 – 10:43 UTC

4 
0 
Messier 8 cutout
Thomas Erzinger
Obs 2024 Jul 15 – 20:27 UTC
Upload 2024 Jul 15 – 20:28 UTC

3 
0 
Lagoon-Trifid one shot
Mazin Younis
Obs 2024 May 29 – 01:00 UTC
Upload 2024 May 29 – 14:41 UTC

6 
0 
Wide-field H-alpha ima...
Joan Genebriera
Obs 2017 Jul 20 – 23:45 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 26 – 23:01 UTC

3 
0 
M8 Widefield
Luigi Morrone
Obs 2023 Apr 01
Upload 2024 Jan 16 – 09:34 UTC

2 
0 
M8 - Lagoon
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2023 Aug 09 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Aug 10 – 13:50 UTC

6 
2 
The Lagoon and Trifid ...
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2023 Jun 24 – 00:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Jul 02 – 15:18 UTC

2 
0 
Lagoon Nebula M8
Ivan Walton
Obs 2022 Aug 03 – 21:28 UTC
Upload 2022 Aug 10 – 15:27 UTC

3 
0 
M8 Lagoon Nebula in Sa...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2022 Aug 05 – 22:37 UTC
Upload 2022 Aug 06 – 10:04 UTC

9 
0 
Lagoon Nebula
Mazin Younis
Obs 2022 Jul 31 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2022 Aug 01 – 13:34 UTC

1 
0 
Galactic Centre
David Strange
Obs 2022 Jun 01 – 02:30 UTC
Upload 2022 Jun 01 – 22:56 UTC

3 
0 
The Lagoon Nebula - M8
David Strange
Obs 2022 Jun 01 – 02:47 UTC
Upload 2022 Jun 01 – 14:49 UTC

2 
0 
Trifid & Lagoon Ne...
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2021 Jun 15 – 12:51 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 21 – 20:28 UTC

3 
0 
Lagoon Widefield
David Strange
Obs 2021 Jun 14 – 01:36 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 14 – 09:42 UTC

3 
0 
Lagoon and Trifid Nebu...
Tim Haymes
Obs 2021 Jun 12 – 23:55 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 13 – 23:17 UTC

8 
0 
M8_Lagoon_Nebula
Ian Hynes
Obs 2021 May 03 – 07:07 UTC
Upload 2021 May 03 – 07:07 UTC

4 
0 
Lagoon and Trifid Nebu...
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2021 Apr 09 – 11:24 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 19 – 11:34 UTC

5 
0 
Lagoon & Trifid Ne...
David Strange
Obs 2020 Aug 16 – 19:23 UTC
Upload 2020 Aug 17 – 15:31 UTC

7 
0 
Heart of the Lagoon Ne...
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2020 Jul 24 – 03:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jul 25 – 20:38 UTC

6 
0 
Lagoon Nebula
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2020 Jul 03 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jul 13 – 17:26 UTC

6 
0 
M8 Lagoon Nebula
Steve Davies
Obs 2018 Aug 16 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Nov 06 – 22:23 UTC

9 
0 
M8
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2019 Jul 19 – 20:27 UTC
Upload 2019 Jul 20 – 12:54 UTC

21 
0 
Sagittarius
Nick James
Obs 2019 Jun 28 – 00:27 UTC
Upload 2019 Jul 11 – 23:04 UTC

8 
0 
Teapot to Vesta
John Savage
Obs 2018 Jul 10 – 20:21 UTC
Upload 2018 Jul 10 – 20:25 UTC

8 
0 
M8/M20 from La Palma
Nick James
Obs 2018 May 14 – 00:16 UTC
Upload 2018 Jun 10 – 21:48 UTC

10 
0 
Snapshot of Sagittariu...
Nick James
Obs 2018 May 13 – 23:23 UTC
Upload 2018 May 15 – 16:18 UTC

11 
2 
M8/M20 from La Palma
Nick James
Obs 2017 May 22 – 00:02 UTC
Upload 2018 Feb 21 – 07:16 UTC

5 
0 
M20, M8 and Comet C/20...
Mike Olason
Obs 2017 Feb 27 – 19:15 UTC
Upload 2017 Mar 02 – 07:21 UTC

1 
0 
M8 The Lagoon Nebula A...
Colin Henshaw
Obs 2016 Dec 11 – 16:48 UTC
Upload 2016 Dec 19 – 08:03 UTC

2 
0 
Sagittarius nebulae
Martin Martin
Obs 2014 Aug 04 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2016 Dec 13 – 12:48 UTC

3 
0 
The Teapot
John Bell
Obs 2016 Jul 14 – 00:20 UTC
Upload 2016 Nov 20 – 19:43 UTC

5 
0 
Messier 8 - The "...
Paul Downing
Obs 2014 Jul 23 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2016 Nov 04 – 11:45 UTC
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