M8-1

The Lagoon Nebula, Messier object 8 (M8) or NGC6523, in the
constellation of Sagittarius. This full color image was created from
eight images taken in the BVR pass-bands at the Burrell Schmidt
telescope of Case Western Reserve University's Warner and Swasey
Observatory. The Burrell Schmidt is located on Kitt Peak, near Tucson,
Arizona. The images were taken in June 1995 during the Research
Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program operated at the Kitt Peak
National Observatory and supported by the National Science
Foundation. North is at the top with east to the left.

Minimum credit line: N.A.Sharp, REU program/AURA/NOAO/NSF (for details
see Copyright Statement)