Messier 8

[UKS image of M8 (JPG)]

This gorgeous image of the Lagoon Nebula M8 was created by David Malin from photographic plates taken with the 1.2-meter UK Schmidt Telescope.

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  • More UKS images of M8 by David Malin
  • David Malin's information on this image
  • This image was features as Astronomical Picture of the Day for July 7 1998
  • More images by David Malin

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    Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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    Last Modification: 2 Aug 1999, 22:30 MET