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‘Hidden Treasure’ Reveals Reflected Glory

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MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 15, 2011 — Messier 78 is a fine example of a reflection nebula. The ultraviolet radiation from the stars that illuminate it is not intense enough to ionize the gas to make it glow — its dust particles simply reflect the starlight that falls on them. Despite this, Messier 78 can be observed easily with a small telescope because it is one of the brightest reflection nebulas in the sky. It lies about 1350 light-years away in the constellation of Orion and can be found northeast of the easternmost star of Orion's belt. A new image of Messier 78 from the Max Planck Gesellschaft (MPG)/European...Read full article

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    Published: February 2011
    Glossary
    ultraviolet
    That invisible region of the spectrum just beyond the violet end of the visible region. Wavelengths range from 1 to 400 nm.
    AmericascamerasChileenergyESOEuropeEuropean Southern ObservatoryGermanyHD 38563AHD 38563BHidden Treasures competitionIgor ChekalinImagingLa Silla ObservatoryMax Planck GesellschaftMessier 78Orionreflection nebulaResearch & TechnologyRussiastarlightT Tauri starstelescopesultraviolet

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