Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068
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M78, John Bozeman
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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.

Two panel mosaic from SDSS DR12 Science Archive Server (SAS)

Data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

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Red - r
Green - g
Blue - g

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M78, John Bozeman