PHOTOGRAPH #80 · nebulae
IC2087 and Taurus Molecular Cloud
Randal Healey · Utahopia Observatory
The nebula is known as IC 2087 and is found in the constellation of Taurus. This small reflection nebula is visible only because of the presence of a nearby (relatively) hot star, which is hidden here by a thick region of interstellar dust. All of the surrounding dark (and brown) nebulosity is part of the massive Taurus molecular cloud, some 430 light years away.
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