Orion's Sword
NGC 1973, 1975, 1977 (also known as the Running Man Nebula) and the Orion Nebula, as well as the bright star Iota Orionis (ι Ori, ι Orionis, or Hatsya).
Together, these form 'Orion's Sword' in the constellation Orion.
45 one-minute manually guided exposures at ISO3200, plus fifteen ten-second exposures and ten five second exposures for an HDR blend of the Trapezium area.
A brave imaging run in biting cold. It was in the low 20s with wind chills into the teens.
Captured using a Meade DS2120 OTA piggybacked to a 10-inch Meade LX200 Classic. Camera was a Nikon D5500.
Exif data removed by way of stacking processes.
Orion's Sword
NGC 1973, 1975, 1977 (also known as the Running Man Nebula) and the Orion Nebula, as well as the bright star Iota Orionis (ι Ori, ι Orionis, or Hatsya).
Together, these form 'Orion's Sword' in the constellation Orion.
45 one-minute manually guided exposures at ISO3200, plus fifteen ten-second exposures and ten five second exposures for an HDR blend of the Trapezium area.
A brave imaging run in biting cold. It was in the low 20s with wind chills into the teens.
Captured using a Meade DS2120 OTA piggybacked to a 10-inch Meade LX200 Classic. Camera was a Nikon D5500.
Exif data removed by way of stacking processes.