Reflection Nebula

Reflection Nebula – An interstellar cloud of dust and gas that reflects light from nearby stars; reflection nebula are typically blue in color.

The reflection nebula M78 is shown in the center of this image, to the right of the arrow. Another reflection nebula, NGC 2071, is just to the left of the arrow.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170124.html

Author: Alexis Gomez, UCF Undergraduate 2017
Editor: Patrick Joiner, UCF Interdisciplinary Studies, Class of 2018
Senior Editor: M.M. Montgomery, Ph.D, UCF Physics