PHOTOGRAPH #205 · nebulae
M78, NGCv2068
Randal Healey · Utahopia Observatory
M78 in HA,LRGB
M78, NGC 2068) is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky, situated in the rich constellation Orion. M78 belongs to the Orion complex, a large cloud of gas and dust centered on the Orion Nebula M42/M43, and is about 1,350 light years distant, about the same as the Great Nebula.
As a reflection nebula, M78 is a cloud of interstellar dust which shines in the reflected and scattered light of bright blue stars. A large number of dramatic outflow sources are found in the region of M78; these so-called Herbig-Haro objects are presumably jets of matter ejected from young stars embedded in the nebulous matter of M78 where they have just formed.
Visually, M78 resembles a faint comet. It is just visible in binoculars under good conditions, as a very dim patch. Small telescopes show it remarkably bright.
Original description & acquisition details ↗M78, NGC 2068) is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky, situated in the rich constellation Orion. M78 belongs to the Orion complex, a large cloud of gas and dust centered on the Orion Nebula M42/M43, and is about 1,350 light years distant, about the same as the Great Nebula.
As a reflection nebula, M78 is a cloud of interstellar dust which shines in the reflected and scattered light of bright blue stars. A large number of dramatic outflow sources are found in the region of M78; these so-called Herbig-Haro objects are presumably jets of matter ejected from young stars embedded in the nebulous matter of M78 where they have just formed.
Visually, M78 resembles a faint comet. It is just visible in binoculars under good conditions, as a very dim patch. Small telescopes show it remarkably bright.
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