
Messier 78 (a reflection nebula in Orion)
This 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, respectively.
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