Reflection Nebulas in Orion

In the Orion Molecular Cloud complex, there are a myriad of bright blue nebulas, 2 of which are seen here. To reduce atmospheric variables the image was taken with a 4 meter telescope on a mountain in Arizona. The nebulas are aproximately 1,500 light years away. Since it spans across most of the orion constellation, the magnification is not great in this picture; The resolution, however, is much better then that of the naked eye.