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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 September 28   
      
                                  The Deep Lagoon   
              Image Credit & Copyright: Josep Drudis, Christian Sasse   
      
      Explanation: Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds   
      inhabit the turbulent, cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula. Also known   
      as M8, The bright star forming region is about 5,000 light-years   
      distant. It makes for a popular stop on telescopic tours of the   
      constellation Sagittarius toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.   
      Dominated by the telltale red emission of ionized hydrogen atoms   
      recombining with stripped electrons, this deep telescopic view of the   
      Lagoon's central reaches is about 40 light-years across. The bright   
      hourglass shape near the center of the frame is gas ionized and   
      sculpted by energetic radiation and extreme stellar winds from a   
      massive young star.   
      
                     Tomorrow's picture: just back from Bennu   
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