North of Orion s Belt Bright stars interstellar clouds of dust and glowing nebulae fill this cosmic scene a skyscape just north of Orion's belt. Close to the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy the wide field view spans just under 5 degrees or about 10 full moons on the sky. Striking bluish M78 a reflection nebula is at the lower right. M78's tint is due to dust preferentially reflecting the blue light of hot young stars. In colorful contrast the red swath of glowing hydrogen gas streaming through the