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Voices from distant stars l Judy Schmidt/NASA/ESA
The Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula, M78 // Saqib Zulfiqar & Spacetime Pictures
M78: a star-forming region in a shroud of stardust © ESA's Eculid
© Piotr Czerski
© Dane Vetter
© Christian Bertincourt
© NASA, ESA, N. Smith, and the Hubble Heritage Team
Day 4 (January 12 2026)
in order of appearance: pleiades, casper the friendly ghost nebula, little beehive cluster, beehive cluster, salt and pepper cluster, cigar & bode's galaxy
© 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.
casper nebula, the ghost nebula 👻
Messier 78 (the central and brightest region),
A vibrant nursery of star formation enveloped in a shroud of interstellar dust.
This image is unprecedented – it is the first shot of this young star-forming region at this width and depth.
Courtesy: ESA/Euclid Consortium/NASA