Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
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M78 - Casper & the Ghostly Fish, Tim

M78 - Casper & the Ghostly Fish

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M78 - Casper & the Ghostly Fish, Tim

M78 - Casper & the Ghostly Fish

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This was my third-ever DSO project. Wanted to dive into the deep end, I guess. Mission accomplished, because I acquired the data in Jan 2022 and could not create a decent outcome until learning PixInsight in Feb/March 2023.  So this will serve as a kind of "bookmark" of my early work, and will be interesting to compare with future efforts. I love the target and all the dark regions.  It was quite intimidating to watch the subs roll in and realize... yeah, not much shows up!

L=  77 x 240s = 3.9 hr
R G B=  50 x 120s = 1.7 hr each

Western NC mountains - Bortle 4.5

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M78 - Casper & the Ghostly Fish, Tim