Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
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M78, Phil Montgomery
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M78 is a reflection nebula located in the direction of the Orion constellation.It's about 1,350 light-years from Earth and is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula.  It belongs to the Orion B molecular cloud complex, a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC 2071. It is easily found with small telescopes and appears like a bright, hazy patch in the night sky.

This image was processed in HaLRGB.  The Ha was the strongest signal on any of the filters.

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M78, Phil Montgomery