Sujet
Swirling dust clouds and bright newborn stars
Légende
Swirling dust clouds and bright newborn stars dominate the view in this image of the Lagoon nebula from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Also known as Messier 8 and NGC 6523, astronomers estimate it to be between 4000 and 6000 light years away, lying in the general direction of the center of our galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius.
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP15A06_388
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,7Mo) / 39,4cm x 31,8cm / 4655 x 3754 (300dpi)