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      M 78
      Wallpaper author:
      Michelle Ashford

      02 Jan 2022

      M 78

      Messier 78 (M78) is a reflection nebula located in the northern constellation Orion, the Hunter. M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky and lies at an approximate distance of 1,600 light years from Earth.

      This image was processed from a Prodata Set taken by Nik Szymanek and had quite a number of satellite trails which had to be removed - with help from Nik's tutorial using Affinity it was a relatively easy process.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      M78

      1 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-2-CCD
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Reflection Nebula
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        FLI PL16803
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 86.69167 Dec 0.15583
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        11 Jan 2021 - 11 Jan 2021
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Luminance60030m3
      Red40020m3
      Green60020m2
      Blue90030m2

      M 78