File:Infrared view of Lagoon Nebula.webp

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DescriptionInfrared view of Lagoon Nebula.webp	English: Hubble's 28th-anniversary picture depicts a group of stars hidden behind clouds of dust and gas. The Lagoon Nebula located approximately 4,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius. It is visible to the naked eye in dark-sky sites.
Date	20 April 2018
Source	https://esahubble.org/images/heic1808b/
Author	Hubble Space Telescope

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