This is the beautiful M78 in the constellation of Orion. 1300 light years away it is an amazing reflection nebula with lots of vivid colors and detail up close. Taken from NMSkies Remote Feb2014 RCOS 16" ion milled optics Apogee Aspen CG16M AstroPhysics 1600GTO with encoders Astrodon Filters LRGB (7,3,1.5,3hrs) 20min subs
M42 Core taken from NMSkies Celestron Rig 14" Edge HD .7x reducer NIghtscape 8300 30Min of OSC data
Taken in the early mornings of April 2014 this is a bi-color 2 frame Mosaic. Taken from NMSkies Remote Apogee Aspen CG16M RCOS 16" Ion Milled RC AP 1600GTO HaO3 (2,3hrs/panel) 30min subs