Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
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M78, Brandon Paskel
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M78

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M78

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It's been a tough winter for astrophotography being wet, cold, or just too busy to collect data. So I'm really happy to finally complete this image of M78. This is a reflection nebula located 1350 light years away to the left of Orion's belt- a region in the sky known for complex nebulous structures. Reflection nebulae like this one are formed when starlight is reflected off dust and carbon molecules (sometimes even diamond!giving the dust a glow the color of the stars.

This image is entirely broadband, with 6h 52min of Luminance, 2h 20min of Red, 2h 12min of Green, and 2h 8min of Blue for a total of 13h 32min.
Optical Specifications: 518mm f/3.45 (1.52"/pix)

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M78, Brandon Paskel