Cave Nebula Messier 78
Cave Nebula Messier 78
Nebula Cave (Messier 78)
Nebula Cave (Messier 78)

Nebula Cave (Messier 78)

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 color 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.

Credit: ESO/Igor Chekalin