M78 & Friends

 

     M78 (also designated as NGC 2068) is the brightest of this complex of reflection nebulas in the constellation Orion.  A dark and prominent dust lane separates M78 from two smaller nebula (NGC 2064 & NGC 2067). The second brightest nebula to the left is NGC 2071.  The very faint blue nebula at the far left is [B77]100 according to the BER Catalog and DG82 in the Dorschner & Gurtler Catalog and has the obscure reference as a possible cometary nebula.
Optics Camera ISO Exposure Mount/Guiding Processing Location Date
TEC 140 @ f7 Canon Rebel XT (350D) modified; Type 1a filter 800 20 x 10 min G11; ST4 through SV70ED Dark Subtract & stack in DeepSkyStacker; Levels & Curves in PS7; Noise reduction in Neat Image Borrego Springs , CA 11/14/09

Comments: Poor seeing.  Bit of differential flexure that night guiding.