Object: Reflection nebula MESSIER 78            Constell: ORI

RA: 05h 46.7m           Decl: +00° 03'          Epoch: 2000
Mag: 10m (?)            Size: 8'x6'             Type: B 1 I

Observer: Jere Kahanpää
Obs. place: Hartola, Finland
Date/Time: 2./3.3.1991, 18.05 UT

Telescope: N 205/1000
Magn: 63x               Filter:
Field: 60'              NE Lim.mag: 6.0m
Background sky: 2       Seeing: 2 
Weather:                           

Brightness: 2           Alt:    
Description: Easy to find. Somehwhat elliptical. The brightest
part is quite small (1.5') and surround the two mag. 10-11
stars; one is really ymbedded in the nebulosity while the
another is in the foreground. The third star in the nebulosity
is very faint and visible only with averted vision. There seems
to be a thin slighty brighter filament running near and parallel
to the W edge.  

The N edge is very sharo while the other edges are very diffuse.