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M78 in Orion, maxchess
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M78 in Orion

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M78 in Orion

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M78 is a reflection Nebula in Orion. It does not shine with its own light – the nebula's stars ricochets off dust particles in the stellar nursery, illuminating it with scattered blue light, so it is quite feint. I was able to get 130 x 120 sec subs, but my skies are Bortle 5 and the moon was close by. Very dark skies are needed to do this subject justice

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M78 in Orion, maxchess