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Reflection Nebula NGC 1999 by STScI/AURA/NASA/University of Alaska AnchorageNOAO/AURA/NSF

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^{Messier 78 | NGC 2068}

^{Stunning new image from the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope, in Chile released today. This amazing glowing reflection nebula of cosmic dust is just north of the famous, Orion’s Belt.}

^{APEX telescope detects heat glow of the tiny grains which make up the reflection nebula, allowing astronomers to see where the new stars are.}

^{At the top there is another reflection nebula: NGC 2071, which is thought to harbor a sun five time as massive as our own. It is located in the brightest point of the reflection nebula.}

^{(Image credit: ESO/APEX/ (MPIfR/ESO/OSO/T. Stanke et al./Igor Chekalin/Digitized Sky Survey 2)}

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