Telescope: Astro-Physics 092 Stowaway	Description:Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of comet-like objects that same year. 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. The M78 cloud contains a cluster of stars that is visible in the infrared. (Wiki).
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO	Constellation: Orion
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro One shot color camera.	Remotely Imaged With Voyager.
Guiding: ZWO ASI174 guide Camera and 60mm Guide Scope	Type: Reflection Nebula.
Exposure Data:30 x 10 minute sub exposures .	Position: R.A. 05h 46m 47s Dec +00° 00' 50"
Processed using Voyager data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing	Date: December 2024 and January 2025
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz	Imaging Location: Maor Observatory at Whitetail Hollow