M78

[Paul Haese]

M78 is a perennial favourite target for many. I have always loved the multitude of colours present in the dust and gas within the region. It is without doubt one of my favourite objects to image. Being mainly a reflection nebula surrounded by hints of Ha nebulosity from the edge of Barnard's loop, it really is a special object.

A fairly short imaging run of only 15 hours but just enough to manage the noise in the image. Details of the image on the webpage.

Click here (http://paulhaese.net/M78AG12.html) for the larger image.

[AdamJL]

Stunning. That's a wall hanger. Love the colours, and the composition can be turned 90 degrees and work just as well.

[atalas]

Sensational :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Joshua Bunn]

Hey Paul, I like the whispy nature of this one, nice one!

[mswhin63]

Wow, wonderful image there. I took one and got a small blob.

[JA]

Well done Paul on an amazingly detailed, contrasty and colourful image:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Best
JA

[multiweb]

Very smooth. Nice depth and beautiful colors as a result. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Startrek]

Stunning detail , depth and colour
Superb image
Well Done !!
Martin

[Kuz]

Excellent capture Paul . Nice clean image :thumbsup:

[John W]

Really nice image Paul. Well done. Regards John W.

[Andy01]

Another top shelf image there Paul, very well done. :thumbsup:

Ticks all the boxes for composition, sharpness, detail & colour balance.
A great reference image for others to aspire to. :D

[strongmanmike]

Like Corona Australis, this bit of sky has a bit of everything, lovely shot all round Paul :thumbsup:

Mike

[Stephane]

Stunning image! :thumbsup:

[topheart]

Very very well rendered Paul!
Stunning detail and contrast.

Cheers,
Tim

[Peter Ward]

An A-list image.

Well done :thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Outstanding image Paul! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I must revisit this myself one day (last imaged in 2010)

[LewisM]

My absolute favourite target, and you've done it justice.


If only Canberra had no clouds for the past millenia...

[LKD]

Superb image what else can I say

[Bart]

Lovely shot, Paul. Well done.

[Ryderscope]

A stunning array of colours and detail very well presented :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Paul Haese]

Thanks everyone for the comments. We are very pleased with the results coming out of Swan Reach Imaging. This being the first full image to be produced from the site.

We are sure now that the site will produce excellent data for our subscribers once our observatory is installed and commissioned.

[Mavspace]

Amazing shot Paul ! definitely on my to do list...

[gregbradley]

You nailed that one Paul. Amazing detail, fabulous colour. Its got it all.

Greg.

[matlud]

Fantastic Paul! A great way to start from the new observatory 😀

[Bassnut]

WOW, color, detail, depth, all top shelf, very well done Paul!

[Ken]

Wow lots of detail in all that dust, last time I imaged this one I had to keep adding more and more data. This is one object that never seems finished with the amount of data that you can get, well in my opinion anyway.

[Benjamin]

Nothing that hasn’t been said but an astonishing image. A model for colour, detail and sheer gob-smacking beauty.