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Harshwardhan Pathak
El Sauce Observatory, Chile

12/13/2023
03:02 am

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Telescope: Planewave CDK24
Camera: QHY 600M Pro
Mount: Mathis MI 1000
Filters: Astrodon 2Gen LRGB

Post-processing Details:

Processed in Pixinsight & Adobe Photoshop

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Messier 78 (NGC 2068) is a beautiful blue reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067, and NGC 2071. It can be easily observed with a small telescope. It can be found northeast of the easternmost star of Orion's belt.

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