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"Winter is coming"

Orion is an iconic constellation of the winter sky. Within it are the "Great Orion Nebula" and the "Running Man Nebula". It consists of dense areas of hydrogen-rich interstellar gas and dust. The complex is located about 1500 light-years away, spanning 100 light-years. The title object itself is by far the brightest part, visible to the naked eye in the constellation Orion, shining like a slightly blurred, larger star.

It is already visible quite high above the horizon in the evening, so I aimed it from the balcony with my small telescope. Here is the end result.

Seestar s50 telescope

mosaic mode 475 x 10 sec expo

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Uploaded on December 6, 2024