| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
Epsilon E160 on AP1200GTO |
Designation |
M78 |
| Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 5h 47m DEC 0* 3.12' |
| Guiding |
SX guide head thru Tak FS60-C |
Type |
Diffuse Reflection Nebula |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
8 |
| CCD Camera |
Starlightxpress SXV-H9 |
Size |
2.5 arcminutes |
| Image Scale |
2.44 arcsec |
Distance |
1600 light years |
| Filters |
Astronomics type II RGB |
Constellation |
Orion |
| Exposures |
15 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 7 x 5min ea RGB 2x2 |
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| Calibration |
Flats, Bias only |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Winter Star Party Feb 2008 |
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NOTES:Windy conditions with average seeing.
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