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Where is Casper in M78

M78 NGC2068 Messier Objects Deep Sky Nebula
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Neil Dunn avatar
Neil Dunn avatar
Since posting my M78 image, I’ve been asked to show where I think Casper is.  It seems that most M78 images here don’t even mention the name so perhaps he is difficult to see and also very easy to lose during processing.
 Here’s an exaggerated version, of course I may be wrong!


 
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Steve Solon avatar
Steve Solon avatar
Hi Neil. I think Casper's head might be the bright ball in the upper nebula - of course, I may be wrong, too!smile
sq avatar
sq avatar
Hello Neil. I think Casper's head is obvious in this picture  https://www.astrobin.com/vyfpig/B/ 

Hope that will be helpful.
Neil Dunn avatar
Neil Dunn avatar
It seems we were all wrong about Casper, thanks to CJD here is the real Casper, albeit exaggerated.