Goodbye Orion, old friend! (Bea Budai & Zsolt Paragi)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: Great Orion Nebula · Lower Sword · M 42 · M 43 · Mairan's Nebula · NGC 1973 · NGC 1975 · NGC 1976 · NGC 1977 · NGC 1980 · NGC 1981 · NGC 1982 · Orion Nebula · The star 42Ori · The star 45Ori · The star θ1Ori · The star θ2Ori · The star ιOri · Upper Sword · the Running Man Nebula

Goodbye Orion, old friend!, Bea Budai & Zsolt Paragi

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Goodbye Orion, old friend!

That was it then! You slowly disappear in the dusk for half a year. All this winter we have been waiting to meet you. Yes, again and again, because even if we shot you before, we always feel we need more data to show your true beauty. And a better gear. From better skies as well. Even though winter did not give us too much opportunity this year, we finally managed to get a few hours of last data, spreading over four nights (21-15 March 2022), as you immersed in our light-polluted western horizon. (This actually showed us just how dirty our narrow-band filter is!)

You have been an inspiration. You have been a challenge as well, with your bright foreground stars and your hidden gems deep in your heart, that are so hard to catch. But most of all, you are a constant target of our admiration!

Fun fact: did you guys know about the "Alien" hidden in the Orion Nebula? - see Rev B! (Sorry, we missed the 1 April deadline with this.)

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Title: The Alien in the Orion Nebula (Mike's Alien)

Description: A friend of ours spotted this, and we cannot unsee it ever since! Just check your own images! :)

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