M78 and NGC2071, NGC2067, NGC2064 in Orion
Reflection nebulosities with loads of dust
Uploaded 2/12/22

 
This
            busy field is laced with bluish reflection nebulosity, yellowish
            starlight illuminated dust, and orange colored Herbig Haro objects
            at the top that are buried in a deep dark absorption nebula.
            Stars are mostly yellowed from the expansive dust in this region,
            with few blues left.

            
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Instrument:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian with Televue Paracorr II (EFR = 4.5)
Mount:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
Camera:  Cooled One Shot Color CMOS
Guider:  ASI mini  w/80mm piggyback refractor
Exposure:  120m 
Location:  Payson, Arizona, Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 2 arcsec , Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  45 F

Image Processing Tools: 
Maxim DL6:  Calibration, Color Conversion, aligning, stacking
PixInsight:  Saturation Curves
Photoshop CS2:  Curves, Color Correction, Gradient removal (Grad Xterminator), Cleanup

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