M78

Image Description and Details : Description – Just north of Orion’s Belt lies this beauty, Messier 78, with a hint of barnard’s loop in the top left of the frame. A reflection nebula approximately 1500 ly away, this is a Target I’ve wanted shoot for a long time. See my Facebook page for capture details!

Location/Date – Deep Sky West, December 2017

Imaging System – Astrophysics Riccardi-Honders 305, Astrophysics 1600, SBIG STX-16803, Astrodon Gen 2

Exposure – LRGB, 13.1 hours

Processing – Pixinsight

Credit/Copyright – Good Astronomy