Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Flame Nebula  ·  IC 423  ·  IC 426  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  Orion B  ·  Part of the constellation Orion (Ori)  ·  The star Alnilam (εOri)  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star Mintaka (δOri)  ·  The star σOri
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Orion's Belt in narrowband., David Elmore
Orion's Belt in narrowband.
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Orion's Belt in narrowband.

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Orion's Belt in narrowband., David Elmore
Orion's Belt in narrowband.
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Orion's Belt in narrowband.

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There is a lot of emission from the Orion Molecular cloud among the three stars is his belt.  This is narrowband HOO (Hydrogen-alpha, Oxygen III ) with Sulfur II added as white.  The sulfur emphasizes regions with shock waves.  Star brightness has been reduced somewhat.

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Orion's Belt in narrowband., David Elmore