Nebula by Starlight
Friday, March 30, 2012: Small dust particles in this thin yet gigantic molecular cloud effectively scatter the starlight from surrounding giant blue stars in Orion, especially Rigel, causing the blue glow of reflection nebula IC 2118.
— Tom Chao
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For older Image of the Day pictures, please visit the Image of the Day archives. Pictured: NGC 2467.