Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  48 sig Ori  ·  50 zet Ori  ·  Alnitak  ·  B33  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  HD290773  ·  HD290805  ·  HD290806  ·  HD290808  ·  HD290812  ·  HD290814  ·  HD290815  ·  HD290848  ·  HD290849  ·  HD290852  ·  HD290853  ·  HD290854  ·  HD290873  ·  HD294241  ·  HD294242  ·  HD294268  ·  HD294269  ·  HD294272  ·  HD294273  ·  HD294274  ·  HD294276  ·  HD294277  ·  HD294278  ·  HD294279  ·  HD294280  ·  And 69 more.
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The Flame and Horsehead Nebulae, Andy Elliott
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The Flame and Horsehead Nebulae

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The Flame and Horsehead Nebulae

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Well it’s that time of year for us here in the UK. The mighty Orion has returned and with it 2 of the most photographed areas of the night sky. The Great Orion Nebula (M42); and the region around the star Alnitak (the first star in Orion’s belt) which contains several areas of interest but most notably the Horsehead and Flame nebulae. I have several other targets planned in this area of the sky for the next couple of months, but this will be the first Winter for my ASI2600mm OSC, so I really needed to point it at these 2 targets first.Next up M42…

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The Flame and Horsehead Nebulae, Andy Elliott