A region in Messier 8 (M8). The central region in this image is sometimes known as the Hourglass Nebula.

Image taken using the 32-inch Schulman telescope with STX camera on Mt. Lemmon, AZ. Data capture and reduction by Adam Block, University of Arizona. L(synthetic)RGB processing by JDS using CCDStack and Photoshop CC.

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