Image of the Day: March 2012

By Space.com Staff
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Nebula by Starlight

Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/Coelum

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

Image of the Day Archives

NASA, ESA and Orsola De Marco (Macquarie University)

For older Image of the Day pictures, please visit the Image of the Day archives. Pictured: NGC 2467.

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Space.com Staff
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