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M78 Wide Field
The constellation Orion is rich with interstellar dust clouds and glowing nebulae. M78, a bluish reflection nebula about 1,500 light-years away, is centered in this wide-field view north of Orion's belt. Its blue tint comes from dust reflecting the light of hot, young stars. The reflection nebula NGC 2071 is to the left of M78.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 26 November 2018 Tangled: cosmic edition See it as a poster -
Released on 26 November 2019 The International Space Station orbits 255 miles above the Atlantic Ocean looking southwest over Cuba as the Sun's See it as a poster -
Released on 26 November 2020 Surrounded by the Nefud Desert, the city of Jubba, Saudi Arabia, with its abundant agriculture and plentiful water, is See it as a poster -
Released on 26 November 2023 The Niger River flows through Mali creating an inland delta in this photograph from the International Space Station See it as a poster -
Released on 26 November 2012 A peculiar compact blue dwarf galaxy See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 NOV 2009 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 NOV 2009.