Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  HD290862  ·  HD38563  ·  LBN 938  ·  LBN 939  ·  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068
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M78, Georg N. Nyman
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M78

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M78

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Messier 78 - NGC2068 is a reflection nebula and can be found in the constellation Orion. It is the brightest of a series of reflection nebula in this region, only about 1350 LJ distance from Earth. The image is part of the entire nebula area and shows one of the two major reflection areas.

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M78, Georg N. Nyman