Another Image from New Mexico

Here is an image of M78, this proved to be more difficult than I anticipated (Very Dim).

This was 20-5min exposures using a Tak-FCT 150 at F7, Canon 10D at ISO 1600. All images were dark frame subtracted and aligned, stacked and processed using Images Plus.

The seeing was quite good.

Thanks,

Mark Hanson

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Mark,

Very nice image, especially the vivid details in the nebulas.

I suppose the image should be much deeper with 5x20min of exposure. Is it possible to further enhance the faint nebulas without saturating the brighter parts?

We-Hao

Mark, a very remarkable image with wonderful colors, I agree, it is very faint indeed! M78 often is neglected with the famous M42 complex nearby.
Also my congrats to your Orion wide image, would love to see the high resolution version.

clear skies,
Johannes
http://panther-observatory.com

Wonderful shot, as usual Mark...
Great detail captured on this faint object.
You got a very good tracking setup, as your stars are pinpoints...

How could we get to see the full res shot?



Thanks for sharing,



Ivan