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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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9 
1 
Casper the friendly gh...
Des Middlemass
Obs 2026 Oct 10
Upload 2026 Oct 20 – 09:41 UTC

7 
2 
Bright Nebula M78
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2026 Oct 19 – 02:23 UTC
Upload 2026 Oct 19 – 16:06 UTC

6 
0 
M78/McNeil's nebu...
Mike Harlow
Obs 2026 Sep 18 – 03:30 UTC
Upload 2026 Sep 18 – 05:15 UTC

2 
0 
M78, Orion
Michael Crowle
Obs 2025 Jan 02 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2026 Feb 13 – 21:19 UTC

7 
4 
M78 (SeeStar S50) - 26...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2025 Dec 27 – 00:42 UTC
Upload 2026 Jan 19 – 15:38 UTC

4 
0 
M78
David Strange
Obs 2026 Jan 16 – 23:13 UTC
Upload 2026 Jan 17 – 22:46 UTC

7 
0 
M78 in Orion
Mr Ian David Sharp
Obs 2025 Dec 02 – 09:52 UTC
Upload 2025 Dec 02 – 09:54 UTC

9 
0 
Bright Nebula M78
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Nov 25 – 01:11 UTC
Upload 2025 Nov 26 – 11:20 UTC

2 
0 
M78
Kenneth Medcalf
Obs 2025 Oct 26 – 03:11 UTC
Upload 2025 Oct 27 – 10:38 UTC

5 
0 
McNeil's Variable...
Mike Harlow
Obs 2025 Aug 31 – 18:40 UTC
Upload 2025 Sep 01 – 06:36 UTC

3 
0 
M78 NGC 2068
Alan Dowdell
Obs 2025 Mar 04 – 21:18 UTC
Upload 2025 Mar 07 – 12:57 UTC

5 
0 
Bright Nebula M78
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Feb 27 – 19:02 UTC
Upload 2025 Feb 28 – 10:31 UTC

5 
0 
McNeil's Nebula
Grant Privett
Obs 2025 Feb 22 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2025 Feb 23 – 11:06 UTC

1 
0 
Messier M78 (NGC 2068...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 Feb 16 – 22:49 UTC
Upload 2025 Feb 17 – 11:00 UTC

3 
0 
Bright Nebula M78
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Feb 05 – 19:25 UTC
Upload 2025 Feb 06 – 17:58 UTC

9 
0 
M78
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2025 Jan 02 – 23:54 UTC
Upload 2025 Jan 12 – 13:01 UTC

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...
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 Ne...
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 - St...
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

11 
0 
McNeil's nebula s...
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

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

6 
2 
M78 and McNeil's ...
Grant Privett
Obs 2021 Mar 17 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 18 – 00:47 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, M...
Graham Roberts
Obs 2020 Jan 17 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Feb 25 – 10:41 UTC

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

5 
1 
M78 with Barnard'...
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
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