Wallpaper author:
Rouven Asmußen
12 Jul 2022
M78 - 2-Panel-Mosaic
One of my favorite Deep-Sky-Objects.
M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula of a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC 2071. This group belongs to the Orion B molecular cloud complex and is about 1,350 light-years distant from Earth (Source: Wikipedia).
Dataset from which the image was processed
M78 Mosaic
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- 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 |