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M78 LRGB Ha Oiii, Marsha Wilcox
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M78 LRGB Ha Oiii

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M78 LRGB Ha Oiii, Marsha Wilcox
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M78 LRGB Ha Oiii

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Messier 78 is a beautiful reflection nebula in Orion.  I was inspired to spend some time with this lovely DSO by Adam Block's images and his video about it.

This image includes LRGB as well as Ha and Oiii.  I used @Adam Block 's continuum subtraction method for adding the narrowband data.  In short, the broadband signal is subtracted from the narrowband; the background is then removed as far as possible, then the narrowband is added to the already-color-corrected channel and the image is re-combined.  In this case, I added Ha to the red channel and Oiii to the blue channel.  I also found @Russell Croman's new tools very useful in the processing workflow.
This is my first attempt using Adam's technique. I'm sure there are refinements that would improve the image.

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