Designation |
M 78 (NGC 2068) with NGC 2071 |
Constellation |
Orion (Ori) |
Description |
A dusty nebula discovered in 1780
by Méchain. The pair of stars that excite M78 stare out like a pair of
eyes. The fainter but nicely structured reflection nebula NGC 2071 is off
to the lower right. Close attention shows that the whole 30' x 46' field
with north on the left is filled with nebulosity. |
Exposure |
LRGB 80:36:30:48 min @ -14°C,
all 1x1 |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided,
CFW-8, Astronomik Clear IR filter and SBIG (CS) RGB Filterset |
Optics |
Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2
(prime focus) |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar,
DeBloomer, Adobe
Photoshop 6.0 |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 31Dec2002 -
04:00 UTC for L and 02Jan2003 - 04:15 UTC for RGB |
Conditions |
Transparency 6-7, Seeing 5, Temperature
+13°C |