Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
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Messier 78 and Barnard's Loop, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
Messier 78 and Barnard's Loop
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Messier 78 and Barnard's Loop

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Messier 78 and Barnard's Loop, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
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Messier 78 and Barnard's Loop

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This image is LRGB Ha and 112.1 hours of data was taken in Spain over the Christmas period whilst I was visiting with the family. 

M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula of a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC 2071. This group belongs to the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex and is about 1,600 light years distant from Earth. M78 is easily found in small telescopes as a hazy patch and involves two stars of 10th magnitude. These two stars, HD 38563A and HD 38563B, are responsible for making the cloud of dust in M78 visible by reflecting their light.

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Messier 78 and Barnard's Loop, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)

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