Kevin Rheese
Orion
A nebula for all mankind.
Despite having an interest in astronomy as a kid, it wasn't until I was in my thirties that I learnt you could actually see a deep space nebula with the unaided eye. This nebula appears to the naked eye to be the middle 'star' in Orion's sword.
It would be some years later that I was gifted a small telescope and would then be able to reveal some of the astronomical beauty hidden within the Orion nebula.
This is a stack of nine images. Whilst the Hubble Telescope - and ground-based astrophotographers more skillful than I - can take infinitely more detailed images of this nebula, I kinda like this "everyman's edition" taken with relatively simple equipment, revealing that Deep Space is not really that far away from an amateur's grasp.
Orion
A nebula for all mankind.
Despite having an interest in astronomy as a kid, it wasn't until I was in my thirties that I learnt you could actually see a deep space nebula with the unaided eye. This nebula appears to the naked eye to be the middle 'star' in Orion's sword.
It would be some years later that I was gifted a small telescope and would then be able to reveal some of the astronomical beauty hidden within the Orion nebula.
This is a stack of nine images. Whilst the Hubble Telescope - and ground-based astrophotographers more skillful than I - can take infinitely more detailed images of this nebula, I kinda like this "everyman's edition" taken with relatively simple equipment, revealing that Deep Space is not really that far away from an amateur's grasp.