M78- Diffuse Reflection Nebula

M78- Diffuse Reflection Nebula in Orion

As a reflection nebula, M78 is a cloud of interstellar dust which shines in the reflected and scattered light of bright blue (early B-type) stars, among them the brightest, HD 38563A, and second-brightest HDE 38563B, both of about 10th visual apparent magnitude.

Date:  12-02-05

Telescope: RC14.5 with 75% reducer       Camera:ST10ME                

Exposure Time: LRGB 1.5hrs;30min;30min;45min; all 2x2bin

Processing: Maxim,reduced, DDP, Adobe combined