Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
M78, Carl Tanner
M78
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M78

M78, Carl Tanner
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M78

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Another one for this morning, the nebula M78 (ngc2068), the brightest of a group of reflection nebula found in the Orion B Molecular Cloud Complex. The nebula lies 1350ly from Earth. Two B class stars, HD38563 A and B are responsible for creating the reflection nebula. The nebula is a site for new star formation, with 45 T-Tauri stars and 17 Herbig-Haro objects found within the gas and dust of the nebula.

Pic was taken with t68 (iTelescope, NMSO), 10x60sec subs.

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M78, Carl Tanner