M78 nebula in Orion

by: Jim Misti/Novapix
Reference: a-neb20-68008
Date: 2007-04-24

M78, (NGC2068) is part of the Orion complex, a large region of star-forming gas and dust centred around M42 and M43. It is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky, and fairly easy to see with binoculars. M78 is some 1600 light-years away and around 4 light-years across.

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