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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2023 June 19   
      The center of the Lagoon Nebula is pictured in false colors. Toward the   
        center left, dark dust swirls around glowing gas and bright stars.   
             Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                       The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula   
        Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing: Francisco Javier Pobes   
                                      Serrano   
      
      Explanation: The center of the Lagoon Nebula is a whirlwind of   
      spectacular star formation. Visible near the image center, at least two   
      long funnel-shaped clouds, each roughly half a light-year long, have   
      been formed by extreme stellar winds and intense energetic starlight. A   
      tremendously bright nearby star, Herschel 36, lights the area. Vast   
      walls of dust hide and redden other hot young stars. As energy from   
      these stars pours into the cool dust and gas, large temperature   
      differences in adjoining regions can be created generating shearing   
      winds which may cause the funnels. This picture, spanning about 15   
      light years, combines images taken in four colors by the orbiting   
      Hubble Space Telescope. The Lagoon Nebula, also known as M8, lies about   
      5000 light years distant toward the constellation of the Archer   
      (Sagittarius).   
      
                      Tomorrow's picture: large galactic bird   
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