The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

This is an image of M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula captured and processed with narrowband filters using the Hubble palette. It is an emission nebula about 6,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Its size is estimated to be about 110 light years by 60 light years. In the upper right you can also see the Trifid Nebula. It is a combination of an open cluster, an emission nebula, reflection nebula, and dark nebula.