Highlights of Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion
This panel highlights three regions from a new image of the reflection nebula Messier 78 that was captured using the Wide Field Imager camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory, Chile. The upper panel covers the most northerly part of the nebula and reveals the illuminating star at its heart and many complex dust structures. The central panel highlights the rich textures of the dust clouds around the central part of Messier 78. The lower panel shows the peculiar, highly variable, McNeilòÀÙs Nebula as well as many strange pink features created by jets from newborn stars.
Credit:ESO and Igor Chekalin
About the Image
Id: | eso1105c |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 16 February 2011, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1105 |
Size: | 3229 x 5517 px |
About the Object
Name: | Messier 78 |
Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Reflection |
Distance: | 1400 light years |
Category: | • Nebulae |
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Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
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