The Hourglass Nebula

the brightest condensation of the Lagoon Nebula M8.

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This feature sits in the brightest condensation of the Lagoon nebula, e.g. in the picture below, or our image on the M8 page.

This image is copyrighted and may be used for private purpose only. For any other kind of use, including internet mirroring and storing on CD-ROM, please contact Coral Cooksley of the Anglo Australian Observatory.

  • More information on this image by David Malin
  • Old style version the AAT images of the Lagoon Nebula M8

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    Blue light image of the Hourglass Nebula

    A blue-light CCD image of the innermost part of the Lagoon Nebula, also known as the Hourglass. Data by Bill Keel from the Lowell Observatory 1.1-meter telescope.

    From Bill Keel's Messier Picture Gallery at the University of Alabama.

    Unusually detailed images of M8 features:
  • HST images of the Hourglass Nebula in M8

  • UKS images of M8 (David Malin)
  • More images of M8
  • Amateur images of M8, more amateur images
  • M8 images by Brad Wallis and Robert Provin
  • M8 images by Andjelko Glivar
  • More images of M8 and M20

    Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
    Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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