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M78, NGC2071

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M78, NGC2071

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M78 at a distance of approximately 1300 light-years is one of the brightest reflection nebula in our sky. The complex is actually part of a much larger cloud of interstellar gas and dust known as the Orion B molecular cloud. M78 is the large bluish area in the middle with the right part known as NGC 2071. This area has large columns of dark dust with several bright outpourings of radiation, indicating the formation of stars within. 

M78 lies on the edge of what is known as Bernard's Loop, a huge loop of glowing red interstellar hydrogen on the west side of the constellation of Orion, a small part of it is in the upper left corner.

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M78, NGC2071, Curtis MacDonald