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How NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Will Make a Looping Voyage to the Moon
Before arriving at the Moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the Sun, Earth, and Moon over several months to gradually line up for capture into lunar orbit.
![The Lagoon Nebula through an seestar Astrophotography telescope.
From Wikipedia : Located approximately 4,000–6,000 light-years from Earth, the nebula spans 110 by 50 light-years (appearing as 90' by 40' in Earth's sky). While appearing pink in long-exposure photographs, it typically appears gray when viewed through binoculars or telescopes due to the human eye's limited color sensitivity in low-light conditions. The nebula contains the young open cluster NGC 6530 within its structure.[7]
The Lagoon Nebula features several distinctive structures, including:
Multiple Bok globules cataloged by E. E. Barnard (B88, B89, and B296)
A funnel-shaped structure formed by ultraviolet radiation from a hot O-type star](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xrxbycbachtxi4gjqk3f4rzb/bafkreifelozos577wynuff5z4v3ia6tywnhxuqek5q56e2d2q7dxokt3m4)
