Wallpaper author:
Dale Smalley
17 Jan 2022
M78 mosaic
2 panel mosaic of M78 from an observation bundle. M78 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion. Processed in PixInsight - 110 LRGB sub frames (54 top panel, 56 bottom panel) corrected, aligned, stacked into 2 panels which are further gradient merged to produce this vertical pano image.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M78 Mosaic
13 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 86.65479 Dec 0.27161
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Dec 2020 - 14 Jan 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 600 | 6h | 36 |
| Blue | 600 | 6h | 36 |
| Green | 600 | 6h | 36 |