Messier 78: a beautiful reflection nebula
Messier 78: a beautiful reflection nebula
Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion.
M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula of a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC 2071.
This group belongs to the Orion B molecular cloud complex and is about 1,350 light-years distant from Earth.
This LRGB-image was captured with CHI-2 ( ASA500N telescope).
Data from an older "Pro Dataset" - Nik Szymanek posted a great tutorial how to remove the satellite trails in this dataset.
Total integration time: 120 minutes.
LRGB 3 subs of 600s each, with the 4 filters.
Processing with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with .
M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula of a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC 2071.
This group belongs to the Orion B molecular cloud complex and is about 1,350 light-years distant from Earth.
This LRGB-image was captured with CHI-2 ( ASA500N telescope).
Data from an older "Pro Dataset" - Nik Szymanek posted a great tutorial how to remove the satellite trails in this dataset.
Total integration time: 120 minutes.
LRGB 3 subs of 600s each, with the 4 filters.
Processing with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with .
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-2 (ASA500N, 50cm)
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
2021-01-11
Filters
LRGB
Processing
AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins
Credits
Pro Dataset TL
