This image makes me think of a Star Wars paraphenalia tee shirt. That's why I chose it. I like Star Wars. All right, so it's not a tee shirt design. It's actually M78 being reflected by some clouds. The dust absorbs light and also reflects it. M78 is about five lightyears across and belongs to the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The cloud itself is between 1,500 and 1,600 light-years away and is hundreds of light-years across. The nebula is important because of the sheer size as it spreads several degrees from Orion's Belt to his sword. That's the hilt of Orion's sword! Neat-o!
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