Messier 78: A Reflection Nebula in Orion Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (16 x 16) 000 and 20

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but during the period from August to October

gas and dust are combining to produce a new generation of stars

This view shows part of the stellar nursery called the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud

a cluster of dark clouds called "Bok" globules resides at the top

Messier 78: A Reflection Nebula in Orion Wall Art Size:MEDIUM (16 x 16) 000 and 20This 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 from glowing hydrogen gas. The total exposure times were 9, 9, 17. 5 and 15. 5 minutes per filter,