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M78 - Casper the Friendly Ghost, stricnine
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M78 - Casper the Friendly Ghost

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M78 - Casper the Friendly Ghost

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M78, Casper the Friendly Ghost (as Stellarium calls it) nebula.

Unfortunately the flats I took later inside didn't quite align with the "as shot" orientation of the camera, so the dust motes aren't removed, and the dust motes in the flats left brighter "ghosts" donuts in the image.

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M78 - Casper the Friendly Ghost, stricnine