Image of Messier 78 captured using the Wide Field Imager camera on the MPG/ ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory. Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion.

Messier 78 (M78, NGC 2068) is a beautiful blue reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067, and NGC 2071.

2024年5月23日 · This breathtaking image features Messier 78 (the central and brightest region), a vibrant nursery of star formation enveloped in a shroud of interstellar dust. This image is unprecedented – it is the first shot of this young star-forming region at this width and depth.

2023年11月21日 · Messier 78 is a dark diffuse reflection nebula in the constellation of the hunter, Orion. It is very close to Messier 42 (The Orion Nebula) and IC 434 (The Horsehead Nebula). M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection in the night sky and looks great when photographed with a telescope, but can also be captured wide-field using a camera and lens.

2024年8月25日 · Hubble's infrared image of Messier 78 helped astronomers understand how young stars develop. NASA, ESA, J. Muzerolle (Space Telescope Science Institute) and S. Megeath (University of Toledo) This colorful image features a small part of M78, a reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion.

2024年12月19日 · This is a sonification of a breathtaking image taken by ESA's Euclid space telescope of the young star-forming region Messier 78. The sonification offers a different representation of the data collected by Euclid, and lets us …

2011年2月16日 · This new image of the reflection nebula Messier 78 was captured using the Wide Field Imager camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory, Chile. This colour picture was created from many monochrome exposures taken through blue, yellow/green and red filters, supplemented by exposures through a filter that isolates light ...

2015年8月1日 · Messier 78 (M78) is a reflection nebula located in the northern constellation Orion, the Hunter. M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky. It has an apparent magnitude of 8.3 and lies at an approximate distance of 1,600 light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 2068 in the New General Catalogue.

Below is a selection of images of M78 captured by astrophotographers and BBC Sky at Night Magazine readers. M78 Reflection Nebula by Mark Griffith, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. …

M78 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. M78 is easily found in small telescopes as a hazy patch and involves two stars of 10th and 11th magnitude.