This region contains the highest concentration of astrophysical jets known anywhere in the sky.

HH 24-26 is located just a few arcminutes south of Messier 78.

HH 24 resembles a lightsaber from the science fiction movies Star Wars and the Hubble image was published during the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

[6] HH 24 contains a class 0 protostar, which might be a proto-binary system.

The disks around these objects are highly misaligned, which is a sign of turbulent fragmentation.