| M 78 + NGC 2071 | |
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M 78 (NGC 2068) with NGC 2071 |
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| Object type | Combination of reflection, dark and emission nebulae | |
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| Coordinates | 05 h 47 min / +00° 04 min | |
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| Constellation | Orion (Ori) | |
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| 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. Here is a wider field image taken with an 8" refractor.
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| Exposure | LRGB 80:36:30:48 min @ -14°C, all 1x1 | |
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| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided, CFW-8, Astronomik Clear IR filter and SBIG (CS) RGB Filterset | |
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| Optics | Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2 (prime focus) | |
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| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO | |
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| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar, DeBloomer, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 | |
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| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 31Dec2002 - 04:00 UTC for L and 02Jan2003 - 04:15 UTC for RGB | |
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| Conditions | Transparency 6-7, Seeing 5, Temperature +13°C |