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M 78

Askar FRA 300 · ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro · 48.5h

What You Get
Stacked and calibrated Master Light Frames for your individual processing
$0.00 Available for free
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M 78 - Astrophotography Image - stack, Master Light Frames to download - Askar FRA 300 Click to enlarge
Sample processed image

Image Equipment

Telescopes Askar FRA 300
Cameras ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro
Mount Sky-Watcher HEQ5
CC BY 4.0 - Copy, modify and redistribute the material for any purpose but you must give appropriate credit to the author
Personal - Non-Commercial Use
  • Combine, modify, transform purchased files.
  • You may distribute modified images as JPG/PNG etc. on any websites (e.g. Facebook, Astrobin, Flickr)
  • Make prints created by purchased images for personal use.
  • You are granted non-transferable, non-exclusive and perpetual image license for personal use.
Prohibited activities:
  • Source files (FITS) may not be made available by you for public download or shared to anyone.
  • You are forbidden to relicense, resell make sub-license or redistribute purchased source FITS files.
What exactly am I buying?
Master Light Frames. Raw astronomical data captured by the camera. Already calibrated, registered and stacked light frames ready for processing in software like PixInsight. Files have FITS extension. Product description above explains how many light frames are included. For example: for typical LRGB image you will receive separate files for R, G, B and L channel (4 files).
How are those files calibrated and stacked?
We use the newest version of PixInsight software and WBPP script standard process with Local Normalization applied.
How do I purchase Image?
We work as any other standard on-line store. Simply add the image to the cart, provide your personal data for the bill/invoice and pay for the order by Credit Card - Payments are handled by Stripe (currently only one acceptable payment method).
I am not satisfied with the purchase
All files are carefully checked but if you're not satisfied - just write us within 14 days from purchase and we will make a refund. We only require that after the refund you delete all purchased files.
What You Get
Stacked and calibrated Master Light Frames for your individual processing
$0.00
Available for free
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acquisition by Gary Maker
Total acquisition time
48.5h
Location
Driveway
Night sky quality
Bortle 5
Acquisition date
2025-01-15 - 2026-02-02

Image Set Frames

Target: NGC 2068

Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula, M 078, M078 — 48.5h total integration
Object page

Print Screen of Master Light from PixInsight STF AutoStretch

M 78 - STF Preview - Askar FRA 300 Click to enlarge
CC BY 4.0 - Copy, modify and redistribute the material for any purpose but you must give appropriate credit to the author
Personal - Non-Commercial Use
  • Combine, modify, transform purchased files.
  • You may distribute modified images as JPG/PNG etc. on any websites (e.g. Facebook, Astrobin, Flickr)
  • Make prints created by purchased images for personal use.
  • You are granted non-transferable, non-exclusive and perpetual image license for personal use.
Prohibited activities:
  • Source files (FITS) may not be made available by you for public download or shared to anyone.
  • You are forbidden to relicense, resell make sub-license or redistribute purchased source FITS files.
What exactly am I buying?
Master Light Frames. Raw astronomical data captured by the camera. Already calibrated, registered and stacked light frames ready for processing in software like PixInsight. Files have FITS extension. Product description above explains how many light frames are included. For example: for typical LRGB image you will receive separate files for R, G, B and L channel (4 files).
How are those files calibrated and stacked?
We use the newest version of PixInsight software and WBPP script standard process with Local Normalization applied.
How do I purchase Image?
We work as any other standard on-line store. Simply add the image to the cart, provide your personal data for the bill/invoice and pay for the order by Credit Card - Payments are handled by Stripe (currently only one acceptable payment method).
I am not satisfied with the purchase
All files are carefully checked but if you're not satisfied - just write us within 14 days from purchase and we will make a refund. We only require that after the refund you delete all purchased files.

Community Results

M78 — Ghosts in the Heart of Darkness
M78 — Ghosts in the Heart of Darkness by Bob
1 Pixinsight
M78
M78 by Steven
0 Pixinsight

Customer Reviews

Real feedback from astrophotographers who bought and processed our data

5/5
Based on 33 verified customer reviews
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mark
2026-09-11
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The quality of the data downloaded from Astrophoto was of good quality. It appears that the servers can only upload data at about 10Mbps, so my download speed was restricted to that value. Based on my exploration of the site, the value for the data within is quite good.
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frans
2026-08-23
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Good quality! And for me it's just great, since being on a low budget, that I can download files for practicing the world of editing Astro-Images.
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mike
2026-08-21
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Quality data in the download. The download process is easy and without issue. I am enjoying the service you provide. Thanks
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steven
2026-08-10
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Good data. Wadw Tubman is a beast.
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george
2026-07-18
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Generally good quality image and from my experience the subscription is a good value. I always align and crop the downloads to avoid any edge issues during gradient removal. Chris has always been very responsive to questions. Recommend!
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steven
2026-07-01
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The files were fun. Makes for cloudy nights a bit more bearable. I pist my processing on facebook and always give y'all credit. I have given you good advertising.
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chris
2026-06-30
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Thanks I have quite a few data sets waiting but the ones I have processed have been excellent. I do not yet put any iimage on line as I have had many health issues and difficulties with software and hardware. I am a 73 year old learner with defective colour vision and barely 3 months using PixInsight and Photoshop cc so it is as steep for me as it is difficult to see stars in my letterbox of Bortle 7 city sky…
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james
2026-06-09
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This is a wonderful data set, quite fun to process and I'm very pleased with the results I got from it.
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edwinbarreto58
2026-06-07
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Excellent way to practice using Siril.
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seve
2026-05-25
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Great platform, very appreciative of those who supply the raw data for practice. Thank you 💫
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james
2026-05-07
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This was a fun image to process, especially since I had never worked with the Askar D2 filters before. One thing to note is that the three files are not quite star-aligned correctly, so be sure to do that first before processing these data yourself.
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david_pastern
2026-05-06
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Quality data, large choice. Easy to register and use the site. Highly recommended.
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rick
2026-04-19
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Excellent data set. It will be very easy to process.
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rick
2026-03-28
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Very happy with the data. Highly recommend AstrophotoMarket!
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dominic
2026-03-28
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Enjoyed processing this data set in HSO. High quality data.
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tony
2026-03-27
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The data available is excellent, and pricing is very reasonable. The administrator of the site is very responsive.
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thomas
2026-03-24
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I'm getting to grips with PixInsight and needed some real world data files. Astrophotomarket seemed to be the best choice and recommend.

I can say I definitely made the right choice for data files.

Not ready to publish yet but will do so as soon as I can.
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giuseppe
2026-03-22
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Nice photo!
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paul
2026-03-19
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Excellent dataset
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emanuele
2026-02-28
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Fantastic files! Great details!
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bernard
2026-02-21
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Tres satisfait des masters images / Very satisfied with the master images
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bob
2026-02-10
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Note I’ve only processed one of the images so far and it was absolutely beautiful to work on. M17 The Omega Nebula
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robert
2026-02-09
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Mega. High-quality files - I recommend
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dave
2026-01-24
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Very nice quality Masterlights.
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robert
2026-01-08
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Super-mega :)
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bob
2025-12-26
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Really enjoyed the quality of the file’s - my images are all OSC so working with true narrowband is quite nice! Kudos to Astro photo market!
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maupetit
2025-12-20
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La qualité des images est vraiment très bonne.
Quand la météo est mauvaise, comme chez moi depuis des semaines, c'est vraiment un plaisir de pouvoir s'entrainer avec ces données.
Je recommande !! //English: The image quality is really very good.
When the weather is bad, like where I live and it has been for weeks, it’s truly a pleasure to be able to practice with this data.
I highly recommend it!
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chris
2025-11-10
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Great data. I am a PixInsight newbie but have 6 months of astrophotography experience courtesy of Seestar. Once I workrd out how to process the mono narrowband files I was able to produce a very acceptable image. I think. It isn’t goung on line but I printed it for my collection. Thank you! Chris Williams UK.
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brian
2025-09-19
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Great DATA, I RECOMMEND 100%
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george
2025-08-22
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I could not be more pleased with this, my first purchase of data sets from AstrophotoMarket.com. To begin, I found the website easy to navigate and replete with the information I needed to make an informed purchasing decision. Payment was quick and easy, and the data sets became available for download promptly after I made payment. As for the quality of the data, it matched my high expectations. Processing the data sets was a pleasure, and I am thoroughly satisfied with the resulting images. I am certain that I will be availing myself of AstrophotoMarket.com data in the future.
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george
2025-08-18
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I've processed several data sets from AM. The data has always been good. The site offers several free data sets that can be used to assess the quality of the data. Prices are generally reasonable. Recommended!
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brian
2025-08-08
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i recommend this data , Hight quality
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robert
2025-04-17
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Great data, highly recommended :)

About this dataset

M 78, also known as NGC 2068 or Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula, is presented here as a substantial 48.5 hour integration captured between January 2025 and February 2026. The dataset consists of 970 frames taken through an Antlia Triband filter, each exposed for 180 seconds, using an Askar FRA 300 telescope paired with a ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro camera on a Sky-Watcher HEQ5 mount. This reflection nebula in Orion benefits from the extended exposure time, which reveals the subtle dust lanes and stellar associations characteristic of this star-forming region. The data is offered as a free download under CC BY 4.0 licensing, permitting copying, modification and redistribution for any purpose with appropriate attribution to the original author.
Generated from the dataset's metadata; the author's description above is authoritative.

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