Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
Messier 78 (NGC 2068), Stephan Gabos
Messier 78 (NGC 2068)
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Messier 78 (NGC 2068)

Messier 78 (NGC 2068), Stephan Gabos
Messier 78 (NGC 2068)
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Messier 78 (NGC 2068)

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M78 (NGC 2068) about 10 lightyears across is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky located east of Alnitak. I intentionally left a satellite trail in the pic because we can expect 10 times more to come in the next decade, so get used to it. M78 is home of the Land of Light and the Ultras in the TV series Ultra. Also Nadia in The Secret of Blue Water came from M78 to Earth thousands of years ago.

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Messier 78 (NGC 2068), Stephan Gabos