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M78 Nebula
M78
Object
Type Nebula
Constellation Orion
Distance 1,600 ly
Magnitude 8
Angular Size 8 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 11/15/2009
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 90:25:25:25 mins @ -20C
Lum 9x10 (bin 1x1), R 5x5, G 5x5, B 5x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop

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