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a nebula 3'fer from my backyard [View all]
in the center is M78,sometimes called the casper the ghost nebula. just above it to the right is NGC 2067 above tot he left is NGC 2071
all 3 nebulae are reflection nebulae,lit by starlight reflecting off the interstellar dust in the nebulae and are about 1350 light years away. they are all part of the giant molecular cloud that includes the orion nebula
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