M78 Reflection Nebula

I took this photo last week using a 61mm telescope and a tracking mount. (Gear listed below)

 

This is M78, a 5 light-year wide collection of reflected light in space.

 

Camera: bit.ly/268C-COLOR

Telescope: bit.ly/raptor61

Mount: bit.ly/EQ6-R

 

3 Hours Total Exposure (60 x 3-minutes).

Just a UV/IR cut filter

Bortle Scale Class 4 Skies

DeepSkyStacker/Photoshop/PI

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