Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
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M78 - 12/2/21, Ed Dixon
M78 - 12/2/21
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M78 - 12/2/21

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M78 - 12/2/21, Ed Dixon
M78 - 12/2/21
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M78 - 12/2/21

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First cut at an image of M78,  a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion..  Taken 12/2/21 at the Siding Spring Observatory in Coonabarabran, NSW part of the iTelescope facility.  Taken with a Planewave 20" CDK 510 mm reflector telescope and FLI PL09000 camera.  Result is from 24 LRGB images each with 15 minutes of exposure time.  Processed with PixInsight and Apple Edit.

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M78 - 12/2/21, Ed Dixon