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Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF Description: Messier 78 or M 78, 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 (Wiki)
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO Constellation: Orion
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider Type: Reflection nebula
Exposure Data: LRGB Position: R.A. 05h 46m 46.7s Dec +00° 00' 50
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing Date: February 2020
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory
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