Casper the Friendly Ghost

M78 – emission nebula
Meet M78, NGC 2068 or Casper the Friendly Ghost, whichever you prefer. Personally, I don’t see Casper in here but maybe you guys can.
M78 is a lesser imaged reflection nebula intertwined with surrounding dark nebulae approximately 1700 light years away. Located in the Orion constellation just above the famous Horsehead Nebula. You can see just an edge of Barnard’s loop in the lower right corner. This was taken over 3 nights as it’s getting later in the season, and I could only get a few hours each night before it sank behind a tree.
Captured from my backyard in Delaware, Ont. Feb 11,12,13, 2023
William Optics Zenithstar 61ii
Flat 61A flattener
ASI533MC-p (@-10 degrees, gain 101)
UV/IR cut filter
Sky Waycher HEQ5-pro
ASIair plus, EAF
Exposures:
Lights 83 x 300 seconds, Flats, Darks, Lights
Stacked and processed in PixInsight and Photoshop