M78 (Barry Wilson)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: LBN 933 · LBN 934 · LBN 938 · LBN 939 · M 78 · NGC 2064 · NGC 2067 · NGC 2068 · NGC 2071 · PK204-13.1 · VdB59 · VdB60

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M78

Revision title: Reprocessed for fun, interesting to see development of technique

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M78

Revision title: Reprocessed for fun, interesting to see development of technique

Link: https://barrywilson.smugmug.com/

This is my contribution to the growing number of super M78 images submitted recently :-).

Imaged over several weeks on our shared rig at e-Eye, Spain, this target holds a fascination for me and it is a splendid mixture of astrophysical delights! We found early in the project that the subs had stellar artefacts, probably from nearby Alnitak, streaks of starlight and rays on about a third of the frame originating from the upper right. Real world effects most likely caused by reflections off the Flip-Flat, possibly adding character to the image, but mostly distracting from the subject. We therefore imaged an overlapping panel for the same overall integration, effectively doubling the total image time to 45 hours.

Data acquisition: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson.

Processing: Barry Wilson

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RA (center)	05h47m11s.22
RA (top/left)	05h44m16s.21
RA (top/right)	05h44m24s.21
RA (bottom/right)	05h50m06s.44
RA (bottom/left)	05h49m58s.33

Dec (center)	+00°19′50″.8
Dec (top/left)	+01°16′35″.2
Dec (top/right)	-00°38′23″.3
Dec (bottom/right)	-00°36′56″.1
Dec (bottom/left)	+01°18′06″.9

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