2021 May 15 - The Southern Cliff in the Lagoon
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 15/05/2021

In today's image, we see a portion of the Lagoon Nebula which shows a cliff-like structure of gas and dust. This is a region of star formation being observed in visible in infrared light. The longer wavelengths of the infrared light allow us to look through the dust and get a beer view of what is happening in this star forming region. 

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