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🌊 LAGOON NEBULA 🌊 . Also known by astronomers as NGC 6523, the Lagoon Nebula is giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is located 4,100 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 in the Lagoon Nebula, including the band that looks like a lagoon, are the densest areas of gas where stars are made. These areas are so dense they don’t allow any light to pass through. ✨ 👍🏻 LIKE for more BEAUTIFUL NEBULAE PICTURES 👍🏻 Photo Credit: @mark.braithwaite.315 #outerspacemag #outerspacestore #lagoonnebula #laguna #ngc6523 #starship #Unitedstates #pulsar #neutronstar #nebula #galaxy #whitedwarf #supernova #space #astrophotography #astronomy #cosmology #astronomyfacts #spirituality #stargazing #universe #telescope #astro #astronomer #astrophysics #elonmusk #spacepicture #spacex