An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Lagoon Nebula (M8, NGC 6523)
  میغ ِ مرداب  
miq-e mordâb (#)
Fr.: nébuleuse de la lagune  

A giant → H II region lying in the direction of
→ Sagittarius about 5,000 → light-years away. It represents a giant cloud of interstellar matter which is currently undergoing star formation, and has already formed a considerable cluster of young stars (NGC 6530).

See also: → lagoon; → nebula.