Ngc6530 on Suburban Backyard Astro Sightshttps://hgastro.github.io/tags/ngc6530/Recent content in Ngc6530 on Suburban Backyard Astro SightsHugo -- gohugo.ioenhgastroblog@gmail.comhgastroblog@gmail.comAll images and content on this website © 2025 Howard GramsTue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000The Lagoon Nebulahttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-07-14-lagoon-nebula/Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-07-14-lagoon-nebula/<p>The Lagoon Nebula, M8, is another remarkable region where new stars are being formed. It is a giant glowing cloud of interstellar gas lit up by nearby stars. It is divided by a dark lane of dust and it also contains an embedded cluster NGC 6530 whose stars have been newly formed from the nebular material.</p>