2.8 APOD

This apod had a really clever name; it's called "Reflections on the 1970s". At first, I thought it was a reference to the decade, but then I found out that this is a picture of the NGC objects 1977, 1973 and 1975. They are usually ignored by astronomers who focus on the bright star-forming region in the Orion Nebula nearby. NGC 1977 is the most prominent of the nebulas in this photo. It is just above the center. All three are reflecting light because of the interstellar dust surrounding them. The picture was taken in New South Whales, Australia.