The image below is one of the constellation of Orion and M78 as well as other bright reflection nebula in the constellation. These include The Witch Head Nebula, Nebula NGC 1435 and Nebula NGC 1999. M78 and NGC 2078 are pictured below while the other reflection nebulae are not. M78 is five light years across and can be observed through a small telescope. M78 is contained in Orion's Molecular Cloud Complex that also contains the Great Nebula in Orion and the Horsehead Nebula. The fractal interstellar dust surrounding these nebulae absorbs light and also reflects the light of recently formed blue stars in the nebula. The same type of light scattering that occurs in our daytime sky occurs in this image creating the bluish hues portrayed in the image.
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