Orion

Orion is one of the most popular and recognizable star constellations on the night sky and contains a number of spectacular nebulae.

M42 Orion Nebula RGBHa

14/01/2024
Telescope / Lens
Quattro 150
Camera
ZWO 2600MM
Mount
CEM 120
Integration
9 hours

Orion widefield

21/01/2022
Telescope / Lens
Sigma 105mm
Camera
ZWO 2600MC
Integration
50mins

The Horsehead Nebula in colour

29/11/2022
Telescope / Lens
Skywatcher 250 PDS
Camera
ZWO 1600 MM Pro
Mount
CEM120
Integration
9 hours 14 mins

The Horsehead Nebula - IC434

25/11/2021
Telescope / Lens
Skywatcher 250 PDS
Camera
ZWO 1600 MM Pro
Mount
CEM120
Integration
4 hours 52 mins

Dust clouds in Orion

02/03/2020

The weather here in the UK has not been good for astrophotography so far this year. Even though this is only just under 5 hours it's taken 4 weeks to get the data. I was hoping to get at least double the exposure time but the moon is getting prominent now, Orion low and by next month I think it will be out of view.

Telescope / Lens
RASA8
Camera
ZWO 1600 MM Pro
Mount
AZEQ6
Integration
4 hours 46 mins

Flame and Horse Head - 2 panel mosaic

12/12/2019

First ever attempt at a mosaic. Will possibly create a colour version if skies ever clear.

Telescope / Lens
Esprit 80
Camera
ZWO 1600MM Pro
Mount
AZEQ6
Integration
5 hours 30 mins

M42 : The Great Orion Nebula

24/01/2020

First light of my new RASA 8 scope. There was only a brief 2 hour clear period last night and I managed to get 60 mins of HA which I've integrated into an image taken with the Esprit 80. The HA for 1 hour with the RASA has more nebulosity than 10 hours on the Esprit (though the Esprit data had lower gain settings so not best comparison). Ideally this needs far more RGB and HA for better image quality but could not resist a quick first experiment with new kit.

Telescope / Lens
RASA8 & Esprit 80
Camera
ZWO 1600MM Pro
Mount
AZ-EQ6
Integration
19 hours 9 mins