Image of M78 taken by the AAO's 1.2-meter UK Schmidt telescope

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Yet another beautiful view of M78 in Orion! Which image do you prefer? This one or the ESO's one below? This image was acquired by the remarkable Anglo-Australian Observatory's 1.2-meter UK Schmidt telescope, hence the wider field than the ESO's M78 picture. This AAO image was made for the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2).
Credit & Copyright: Mike Halderman/Caltech/Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2
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