M78, Reflection and Dark Nebulosity + Section of Barnard's Loop, Orion

 

 

Location/Date: Astronomical Society of Victoria, LMDSS, Heathcote, Victoria, February 2011

Equipment: Takahashi TOA130 with focal reducer (f/5.6, fl ~720mm) on a Takahashi EM-200 Temma2

Camera: SBIG STL11000M and Astrodon filters

Exposure: LRGB: L, 90 mins (binned 1x1); RGB, each 40mins (binned 1x1) + 15mins (binned 2x2), 4.25 hours total

Processing: CCDStack, Mira AL8 and Photoshop CS5

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