Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M78 Nebula

06-Jun-2026 08:09 ADT 06-Jun-2026 11:09 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M78 Nebula, 21-Feb-2020

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 16 @ 300s L, 1x1; 12 @ 120s R, 2x2; 11 @ 120s G, 2x2; 7 @ 120s B, 2x2
Total Exposure: 140m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 1350ly
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