M78, NGC2067 and the new "McNeil's Nebula"

11th February 2004

80mm f5 refractor 1004x JG camera 45x 30sec

The new Nebula is marked (temporarily named McNeil's Nebula after Jay McNeil who first noticed it)

It is caused by an errupting variable star embedded in the dark nebula.

NGC 2067 is the region to the right of M78