Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
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M78, John Bozeman
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Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. 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. 

NIR data from the Euclid Data Service

Camera: NISP

Color Mapped:
RED - H (1372 - 2000 nm)
GREEN - J (1146 - 1372 nm)
BLUE - Y (920 - 1146 nm)

"This work has made use of the Early Release Observations (ERO) data from the Euclid mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), 2024, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-qmocze3."

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M78, John Bozeman