File:M008 NGC 6523 Lagoon nebula.jpg

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DescriptionM008 NGC 6523 Lagoon nebula.jpg	Messier 8 NGC 6523 Lagoon nebula
Date	February 2007
Source	NASA [1]
Author	haade
Permission (Reusing this file)	NASA PD

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current	19:29, 20 June 2009	1,486 × 1,510 (606 KB)	Tryphon	Better quality.
	19:56, 21 October 2008	1,486 × 1,510 (132 KB)	Friendlystar	{{Information \|Description= \|Source= \|Date= \|Author= \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}
	19:36, 7 February 2007	787 × 800 (44 KB)	Haade	{{Information \|Description= Messier 8 NGC 6523 Lagoon nebula \|Source= NASA \|Date= 2007-02-0\| \|Author= haade \|Permission= NASA PD \|other_versions= }} Category:Messier Catalog fr:M8 cs:Messier 8 de:Messier 8 en:Messier 8 eo:M8 [[en