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For a full size image click here. Object Name: M78 Region Distance: 1,350 Light Years Magnitude: 8.3 Size: 8 x 6 Arc Minutes Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: L 24×300 Bin 1, R 36×180 Bin 2, G 36×180 Bin 2, B 36×180 Bin 2 This is my attempt at the M78 region […]

For a full size image click here. Distance: 1,600 Light YearsMagnitude: 8.3Size: 8 x 6 Arc-minutesAge: Approx. 1-3 Million YearsTelescope: Takahashi TOA-130Camera: QSI 683Mount: AP 1100Exposures: L 18×600 Bin 1, RGB 15×300 Bin 2 Messier 78 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It is the larger of the two reflection nebula in my […]

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