|
gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:Nebula_Award
|
|
gptkbp:appears_in
|
astronomy literature
|
|
gptkbp:associated_with
|
star formation
|
|
gptkbp:contains
|
young stars
star clusters
M20 (Trifid Nebula) nearby
|
|
gptkbp:diameter
|
approximately 100 light years
|
|
gptkbp:discovered_by
|
gptkb:Jean_Philippe_de_Cheseaux
|
|
gptkbp:distance_from_earth
|
approximately 5,000 light years
|
|
gptkbp:exhibition
|
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkb:Messier_8
|
|
gptkbp:features
|
dark lanes of dust
|
|
gptkbp:has
|
complex structure
|
|
gptkbp:has_color
|
pink due to hydrogen emission
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
M8 (Lagoon Nebula)
|
|
gptkbp:is_associated_with
|
gptkb:NGC_6530
gptkb:IC_1274
|
|
gptkbp:is_home_to
|
numerous young stars
various nebular phenomena
|
|
gptkbp:is_known_for
|
spectacular images
rich star fields
bright star-forming regions
|
|
gptkbp:is_located_at
|
right ascension 18h 03m 42s
declination -24° 23′ 40″
|
|
gptkbp:is_located_near
|
gptkb:Scorpius_constellation
gptkb:Trifid_Nebula
|
|
gptkbp:is_notable_for
|
large size
|
|
gptkbp:is_observed_in
|
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical wavelengths
|
|
gptkbp:is_part_of
|
gptkb:region
gptkb:Sagittarius_constellation
gptkb:Milky_Way's_Sagittarius_Arm
gptkb:NGC_6523
gptkb:star
star-forming complex
Gum 8
|
|
gptkbp:is_popular_in
|
astrophotography
|
|
gptkbp:is_studied_for
|
gptkb:interstellar_medium
galactic dynamics
stellar evolution
stellar nurseries
cosmic dust
|
|
gptkbp:is_visible_from
|
gptkb:Earth
gptkb:sunglasses
summer months
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
northern and southern hemispheres
ultraviolet wavelengths
|
|
gptkbp:known_as
|
gptkb:Lagoon_Nebula
|
|
gptkbp:lighting
|
magnitude 6.0
|
|
gptkbp:located_in
|
constellation Sagittarius
|
|
gptkbp:often_includes
|
star charts
|
|
gptkbp:part_of
|
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
|
|
gptkbp:photography
|
amateur astronomers
|
|
gptkbp:significance
|
astrophysics
|
|
gptkbp:type
|
gptkb:Nebula_Award
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Sagittarius
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
5
|