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

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M78

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion.

It 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.

Processed from FITs subframes in from Telescope Live using PixInsight.

Captured at El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

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