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Messier 8, commonly known as the Lagoon Nebula, is a Messier object and a diffuse nebula within the Sagittarius constellation. Sagittarius, depicted as a centaur drawing a bow, lies between Scorpius to the west and Capricornus to the east. The Milky Way is at its densest as it passes through this constellation.Photo credit: Ryan Bruels