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Observations of M78

Other names NGC 2068
VdB 59

Object type Reflection nebula

RA 05h46m

Declination 00°04' N

Constellation Orion

Further information

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1 
0 
Bright Nebula M78
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2021 Jan 30 – 20:08 UTC
Upload 2024 Oct 16 – 21:15 UTC

5 
0 
McNeil's variable nebu...
Grant Privett
Obs 2024 Mar 02 – 21:33 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 10 – 01:24 UTC

4 
2 
Barnard Loop North
Luigi Morrone
Obs 2022 Dec 01
Upload 2024 Feb 15 – 12:36 UTC

2 
0 
M78 in Orion
Mark Fairfax
Obs 2024 Jan 17 – 21:50 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 18 – 16:11 UTC

5 
0 
M78 + McNeil's Nebula
Grant Privett
Obs 2024 Jan 07 – 01:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 16 – 23:55 UTC

4 
1 
M78
Luigi Morrone
Obs 2023 Dec 07
Upload 2024 Jan 11 – 07:30 UTC

4 
0 
McNeil's nebula
Grant Privett
Obs 2023 Dec 20 – 02:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Dec 20 – 23:17 UTC

3 
0 
McNeil's Neb - Still M...
Grant Privett
Obs 2023 Oct 15 – 02:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Oct 15 – 12:10 UTC

9 
0 
M78 and McNeil's
Grant Privett
Obs 2023 Feb 25 – 19:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Mar 11 – 18:14 UTC

2 
0 
M78 Region in Orion
Trevor Green
Obs 2023 Jan 26 – 10:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Feb 03 – 18:54 UTC

11 
0 
McNeil's nebula still ...
Nick Hewitt
Obs 2022 Oct 25 – 10:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Oct 26 – 09:58 UTC

9 
0 
M78 in Orion
Mr Ian David Sharp
Obs 2022 Feb 07
Upload 2022 Feb 14 – 16:09 UTC

8 
1 
M78
David Davies
Obs 2022 Feb 04 – 21:40 UTC
Upload 2022 Feb 07 – 19:00 UTC

9 
2 
M78
Graeme Coates
Obs 2021 Dec 01
Upload 2022 Feb 04 – 17:53 UTC

7 
0 
Messier 78 and Barnard...
David Strange
Obs 2022 Jan 27 – 20:12 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 28 – 22:25 UTC

0 
0 
M78
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2022 Jan 11 – 18:50 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 12 – 22:21 UTC

9 
2 
M78, NGC 2068
Mazin Younis
Obs 2021 Dec 03 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Dec 19 – 12:01 UTC

3 
1 
NGC 2068 (M78) Reflect...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2021 Oct 05 – 04:34 UTC
Upload 2021 Oct 05 – 11:52 UTC

1 
0 
Nebulae in Orion
Martin Butcher
Obs 2012 Dec 18 – 00:26 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 27 – 16:34 UTC

2 
0 
M78 and McNeil's Nebul...
Grant Privett
Obs 2021 Mar 26 – 23:01 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 26 – 23:07 UTC

6 
2 
M78 and McNeil's Nebul...
Grant Privett
Obs 2021 Mar 17 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 18 – 00:47 UTC

0 
0 
McNeils Nebular near M...
Grant Privett
Obs 2004 Dec 23
Upload 2021 Mar 17 – 22:13 UTC

0 
0 
McNeil's Nebula near M...
Denis Buczynsli
Obs 2004 Feb 18
Upload 2021 Mar 14 – 17:45 UTC

6 
6 
M78
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2021 Jan 11 – 00:07 UTC
Upload 2021 Jan 30 – 13:11 UTC

10 
0 
Barnard's Loop, M78 &a...
Graham Roberts
Obs 2020 Jan 17 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Feb 25 – 10:41 UTC

0 
0 
The region around Mess...
Trevor Green
Obs 2020 Jan 14 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jan 24 – 21:44 UTC

6 
0 
The region around Mess...
Trevor Green
Obs 2020 Jan 14 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jan 24 – 21:44 UTC

6 
0 
M78 & Barnard's Lo...
Graham Roberts
Obs 2019 Feb 25 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2019 May 21 – 21:43 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 78 and Barnard...
Graham Roberts
Obs 2019 Feb 26 – 19:45 UTC
Upload 2019 May 12 – 11:16 UTC

4 
0 
Messier 78 and Barnard...
Graham Roberts
Obs 2019 Feb 26 – 19:45 UTC
Upload 2019 May 12 – 11:16 UTC

5 
1 
M78 with Barnard's Loo...
Ray Emery
Obs 2019 Jan 28 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Jan 29 – 19:22 UTC

5 
0 
M78
David Strange
Obs 2019 Jan 09 – 23:39 UTC
Upload 2019 Jan 10 – 14:46 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 78
Paul Downing
Obs 2019 Jan 05 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Jan 10 – 10:26 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 78
Paul Downing
Obs 2019 Jan 05 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Jan 10 – 10:26 UTC

12 
0 
M78 Reflection Nebula
Rupert / Astrograph Lt...
Obs 2019 Jan 06 – 00:11 UTC
Upload 2019 Jan 06 – 00:11 UTC

8 
1 
M78 showing McNeils Ne...
Rupert / Astrograph Lt...
Obs 2018 Nov 09 – 03:00 UTC
Upload 2018 Nov 09 – 15:00 UTC

3 
0 
M78
Len Adam
Obs 2018 Nov 08 – 08:04 UTC
Upload 2018 Nov 09 – 13:06 UTC

5 
1 
M78 from 2017
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2017 Feb 27 – 21:10 UTC
Upload 2018 Nov 07 – 22:54 UTC

6 
0 
Image 1: McNeil's Disa...
Len Adam
Obs 2016 Oct 27 – 10:37 UTC
Upload 2018 Nov 07 – 05:35 UTC

7 
0 
M78 - a joy forever.
Grant Privett
Obs 2018 Feb 11 – 23:08 UTC
Upload 2018 Feb 12 – 23:12 UTC
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