M78

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Photographer:

Alvaro Ibañez Perez

Location of Photo:

Las Inviernas, Guadalajara, Spain

Date/Time of photo:

December 23, 2017

Equipment:

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106EDX Mount: Takahashi EM400 Temma2 Camera: CCD Atik 460EX mono + Astrodon E-Serues Gen2 TruBalance LRGB filters + IDAS LPS + SX Filter Wheel Guider: Lunático EZG-60 + SXLodestar Focus: RoboFocus + AstroMatic (ftorrev) Adquisition: MaximDL + AstroMatic (ftorrev) Processing: PixInsight + PS

Description:

The nebula Messier 78 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.

Website:

www.aipastroimaging.com