M78 - Reflection Nebula in Orion
LAAstro.com by Bill Patterson
Catalog: M78

Magnitude:  8.0

Size:  8.0'

Constellation:
Orion

Common Name or Description:
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Date Taken:  12/26/05                           
Location:  Sunglow Ranch, AZ   

Equipment:  Takahashi FS152 telescope @f8 & SBIG STL4020 CCD camera

Exposure:  LRGB = 70/30/30/30 (600 second individual exposures)
Date Taken:  12/17/06                            Location:  Idyllwild, CA   
Equipment:  RCOS 12.5" telescope  & SBIG ST11000 CCD camera
Exposure:  LRGB = 120/90/90/90
Notes: Seeing was poor and all sub-images were binned
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2005 FS152 Image Below