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[M8-M20-M21 region, UKS 28] [PNG]

United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope image of the region of the Lagoon Nebula M8, the Trifid Nebula M20, and open star cluster M21. This region of the sky is an illustrative field of the Milky Way, which includes numerous other clusters and nebulae. Photograph by David Malin.

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    [M8-M20-M21 region, wider field]

    Wider field image created from the same photographic plates as the above, taken with the 1.2-m UK Schmidt Telescope.

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    This image is copyrighted by the Australian Astronomical Observatory; see their usage policy.


  • Amateur images of M8, M20, and M21
  • DSSM image of M8, M20, and M21


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    Last Modification: December 6, 2002