Giant 'Twisters' in the Lagoon Nebula

This Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image reveals a pair of one-half light-year long interstellar 'twisters' -- eerie funnels and twisted-rope structures (upper left) -- in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) which lies 5, 000 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius.

Credit:

A. Caulet (ST-ECF, ESA) and NASA

About the Image

NASA press release
Id:opo9638c
Type:Collage
Release date:30 July 2015, 15:00
Related releases:heic1517
Size:608 x 600 px

About the Object

Name:Lagoon Nebula
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region
Distance:5000 light years
Category:Nebulae

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OIII
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Optical
HII
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Optical
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