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Messier 78 and Surroundings, Claudio Ulloa Saavedra
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Messier 78 and Surroundings

Messier 78 and Surroundings, Claudio Ulloa Saavedra
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Messier 78 and Surroundings

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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 B molecular cloud complex and is about 1,350 light-years distant from Earth.[2] M78 is easily found in small telescopes as a hazy patch and involves two stars of 10th and 11th magnitude. These two B-type stars, HD 38563 A and HD 38563 B, are responsible for making the cloud of dust in M78 visible by reflecting their light.

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