Messier 78 - Reflection Nebula

Messier 78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in a group that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067, and NGC 2071, all part of the Orion B molecular cloud complex.

Located approximately 1,350 light-years from Earth, Messier 78 is visible in small telescopes as a hazy patch illuminated by two B-type stars, HD 38563 A and HD 38563 B, of 10th and 11th magnitude. It is a popular target for amateur astronomers, who have given it the common name: Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula.

Discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780, Messier 78 was included in Charles Messier's catalog of comet-like objects that are not comets, that same year.

Equipment:
OTA: Apertura 6" Ritchey-Chrétien Reflector (f/9)
Reducer: Astro-Physics CCDT67 0.67x Reducer. (f/6)
Filter: SVBONY CLS City Light Supression Filter.
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro Cooled Color Camera (20.1 mp)
Mount: Explore Scientific EX02GT with PMC-8
Guide Scope: SVBONY SV106 50mm f/3.8
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini Guide camera
360x30s subs (3 hours) stacked in SharpCap 4.1 with dark & flats
Processed in GraXpert, Topaz Denoise AI, and Siril.