#m 78

[kestarren]

© Ani Shastry, AstroBin Top Pick, 6 March '26. In the constellation Orion: "M 78 - A Rendition With Dimensionality In HaLRGB" "Messier 78 reveals itself here not merely as a reflection nebula, but as a luminous sanctuary carved into Orion’s vast molecular cloud — a basin of scattered starlight surrounded by towering curtains of dust." - from the photographer's description.

[clouds-inside]

casper nebula, the ghost nebula 👻

[chibinotan]

Orion’s Belt

[spaceforeurope]

Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion Credit: ESO/Igor Chekalin

[spacettf]

Messier 78 and Horsehead Nebula with FSQ-106ED and Reducer QE 0.73x December 2011 Light Version by hirocun on Flickr.

[ouruniversevisualized-blog]

This is a reconstructed 3D animation of the reflection nebula Messier 78. It provides a closer look at the many strange and fascinating structures hidden in this object. The original 2D image used to generate this animation can be seen here. credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser; music: movetwo