Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
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Messier 78, Oliver Czernetz
Messier 78
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Messier 78

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Messier 78

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Messier 78

Messier 78 (also known as M 78 or NGC 2068) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion.

M 78 belongs to the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex and is about 1,600 light years distant from Earth.

Siding Spring - Australia

2x600s RGB

Takahashi SKY90 f/5.6

Canon 1100D

POSS-II R,B

WISE 3.4, 4.6, 12, 22

Image Assembly and Processing: Oliver Czernetz

Software: Deep Sky Stacker, Fits Liberator, Registar, Photoshop CS5E

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This publication makes use of data products from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, which is a joint project of the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II) was made by the California Institute of Technology with funds from the National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, the Sloan Foundation, the Samuel Oschin Foundation, and the Eastman Kodak Corporation.

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Messier 78, Oliver Czernetz