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English: Central region of the Lagoon Nebula (also known as M8 and NGC 6523) - an H II region in the Sagittarius constellation. The photo was taken by the w:Southern African Large Telescope (SALT).
Source Polish homepage of SALT - http://salt.camk.edu.pl/firstlight/
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(Reusing this file)		 Permission for free use granted on polish SALT's first light site: All photos placed on this site can be published without limitations (Wszystkie zdjęcia zamieszczone na tej stronie można publikować bez ograniczeń.)

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current18:16, 3 September 2005Thumbnail for version as of 18:16, 3 September 20052,088 × 1,630 (259 KB)Rentier (talk | contribs)'''Description:''' Central region of the Lagoon Nebula (also known as M8 and NGC 6523) is an H II region in the Sagittarius constellation. The photo was taken by the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) and released under public domain licence. ''

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