M78 reflection nebula (NGC 2068), composite image. This reflection nebula (dust that reflects the light from nearby stars) is around 1600 light years

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M78 reflection nebula (NGC 2068), composite image. This reflection nebula (dust that reflects the light from nearby stars) is around 1600 light years from Earth, in the constellation of Orion. The image data is from the Subaru Telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), and from telescopes of the European Southern Observatories (ESO).

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Photo credit: © NAOJ/ESO/ROBERT GENDLER/Roberto Colombari/John Paglioli/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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