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Messier 78 in RGB, Alex Woronow
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Messier 78 in RGB

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Messier 78 in RGB, Alex Woronow
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Messier 78 in RGB

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Messier 78 in RGB

OTA: CDK17
Camera: FLI Proline 16803, 9-micron pixels, 0.64 arcsec/pxl
Observatory: Rodeo, NM (owner, B. Miller)

EXPOSURES:                
R: 16 x 900
G: 16 x 900
B: 16 x 900
L: 27 x 900 (Discarded, Arcane)
Total exposure: 12 hours

Image Width: 41 arc-minutes
Processed by Alex Woronow (2022) using PixInsight, Topaz, Aurora HDR, SWT

Nothing much to say, except that this was a very easy image to process: from start to finish it took only 3 hours. Hope you enjoy this view…

Alex Woronow

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Messier 78 in RGB, Alex Woronow