M78

M78 is a large and interesting reflection nebula in Orion, but is in the shadow of its more famous brethren (the Horsehead, Flame and the great Orion Nebula). This image was taken while I still had an issue with pinched optics (gibbous stars). No darks or flats were used.

Image info:

12"LX200 on a Losmandy Titan

Starlight Express
MX7C

19x4 mins

f/5.8

Stacked and processed in Astroart

guided with a Mintron 12V1 on a piggybacked 80mm Stellarvue AT1010

1.4.03

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