NGC-1973, NGC-1975, NGC-1977 Reflection Nebula Complex,Nicknamed the Running Man Nebula,
It is located ~ 1460 light years away in the Constellation of Orion.
The Cloud is complex as there is a Red Emission region directly behind the dominant Blue Reflection Nebula,
the Nebula is reflecting Light from these young hot blue stars.
The region is abound with gas & dust clouds…NGC1973-75-77 is located 30 arc-minutes north of M42/M43 The Great Orion Nebula
NGC-1973, NGC-1975, NGC-1977 are the designations given for the 3 main parts of the Reflection nebula.
I captured this image on 10-26-2014 from my observatories at JBSPO in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Canon 6 D DSLR & Home-built 16″ F4.5 Newt scope,
ISO 3200, for a 32 minute exposure, 8 x 240 second subs)
Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com
