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            are few reflection nebulosities in the sky as bright and exciting
            as M78. This 8th magnitude object is 7x8 arcminutes in size,
            and lies in a region of space with a very high dust and gas content.
            The blue portion in the middle of this image is caused by the
            reflection of the light of the two bright stars in its interior
            - known as "The Eyes". Around its periphery, dust that
            is not illuminated that is in front of the blue parts causes
            a more brownish or reddish coloration. To the upper right of
            M78 separated by the dark bay is NGC2067 also known by its shape
            as the "Hand Saw Nebula". Down below it a small bright
            patch is NGC2064, and below it the small nebula is the newly
            formed "McNeil's Nebula".
Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera:  SBIG ST8i NABG with Enhanced Cooling
Guider: SBIG ST4
Exposure:  LRGB = 90:20:20:40 (RGB Binned 2x2)
RGB Combine Ratio:  1: .8: 1.2
Filters:  RGB Tricolor
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 4.5 arcsec (Maxim DL - 10min subframe), Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  5 C
CCD Temperature:  -20 C
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop, PixInsight
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