M8 Lagoon Nebula Western portion

Messier 8 taken with the Seestar S50 in a 5h 27m 20s exposure, 20 second subs. Processed in PixInsight.

M8 is an area within our galaxy where stars are formed, the majority of the material in the image is Hydrogen gas that is being energised by hot young and massive blue stars. These hot stars generate a stellar wind which creates voids in the nebula. The darker areas superimposed on the pink background are cooler dense blobs of gas and dust, known as Bok Globules, which are collapsing to form more stars. Telescopes which can see in the infrared, such as the JWST, can see into these dusty globules and reveal the young stars being born within.