Messier 78. and a big dust mote! Hey, it's a learning process...I'm getting there! (Mark C. Helton)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: HD290821 · HD290829 · HD290830 · HD290836 · HD290837 · HD290856 · HD290857 · HD290858 · HD290859 · HD290862 · HD290864 · HD290865 · HD290866 · HD290883 · HD290889 · HD290890 · HD38238 · HD38248 · HD38310 · HD38311 · HD38563 · HD38856 · LBN 938 · LBN 939 · M 78 · NGC 2064 · NGC 2067 · NGC 2068 · NGC 2071 · PK204-13.1 · And 1 more.

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I like challenging myself. I find dark nebula, not only beautiful, but very challenging. Trying to bring out the very subtle gas, and dust, is such a challenge, and really helps me get better at processing. So I thought that my flat frames would help get rid of one big dust mote, and one smaller one, but no such luck! I took apart my scope, and cleaned everything after this image! Much better now. But I still wanted to share this very cool region of space in the Orion constellation. I have imaged this with my C8, but wanted to try at a wider image field. I will go back and do it again, now that the dust is gone!! Clear Skies
Mark

Deep Sky Northern Hemisphere
AstroWorld TV
ToupTek and rebranded cameras
The refractors!
Imaged with N.I.N.A.
Massachusetts Astro
"Simply Stellarvue"

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RA (center)	05h46m57s.98
RA (top/left)	05h49m49s.70
RA (top/right)	05h44m18s.19
RA (bottom/right)	05h44m06s.17
RA (bottom/left)	05h49m37s.72

Dec (center)	+00°09′15″.2
Dec (top/left)	+00°44′02″.9
Dec (top/right)	+00°47′27″.9
Dec (bottom/right)	-00°25′29″.8
Dec (bottom/left)	-00°28′56″.1

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