Observation by Des Middlemass: Casper the friendly ghost

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Des Middlemass

Observer

Des Middlemass

Observed

2026 Oct 10 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Oct 20 - 09:41

Objects

M78
NGC2064
NGC2067
NGC2071

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h46^m
Dec: +00°03'
Position angle: -0°10'

Field size

2°28' × 1°23'

Equipment

Takashimi FSQ106EDX4, ZWO ASI2600MM
Optolong LRGB filters

Exposure

13 hours (5 min subs)

Location

Starfront, Rockwood, Texas

Target name

Casper the Friendly Ghost

Title

Casper the friendly ghost

About this image

Imaged over 3 nights.

A very interesting stellar nursery in the Orion B molecular cloud, with many T-Tauri stars and also visible Herbig-haro objects.

Files associated with this observation

M78_Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost_530mm_LRGB_13hrs.jpg (1.6 MB)

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Callum Potter, Andy Wilson, Graham Winstanley, Richard Sargent

Comments

Richard Sargent, 2026 Oct 20 - 19:34 UTC

Lovely image and like Iain C's recent image one can see that McNeil's nebula is still absent, even after a 13 hour exposure. Doesn't look like it's coming back any day soon!

Richard

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