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M78 nebula in Orion

auteur: R.Gendler/Novapix

référence: a-neb20-68007

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 33 cm

M78, (NGC2068) is part of the Orion complex, a large region of star-forming gas and dust centred around M42 and M43. It is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky. M78 is some 1600 light-years away and around 4 light-years across.

Keywords for this photo:

2005 - ASTRONOMY - DIFFUSE NEBULA - EMISSION NEBULA - M78 - NEBULA - NGC 2064 - NGC 2067 - NGC 2068 - NGC 2071 - ORION - REFLECTION NEBULA - STAR -