Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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ORION THE HUNTER, Drew Evans
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ORION THE HUNTER

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ORION THE HUNTER

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ORION THE HUNTER

This widefield astrophoto of the Orion Constellation (a personal favorite) brings out incredible detail with over 10 hours of acquisition time. Taken this past winter, Orion is positioned near the so-called “galactic anti-center” as seen from Earth, which faces away from the core of our Milky Way home galaxy.

With some of the nearest, brightest stars in the night sky like Betelgeuse (red/orange supergiant), Rigel and Bellatrix (blue/white), the constellation Orion dominates the night sky in the nothern hemisphere's winter skies.

Although its nebulosity and colorful features are not nearly as bright as the Milky Way’s core, the view of our galaxy’s outer edge near the constellation Orion has some unique visual treats.

Orion contains numerous colorful features including the bright Orion Nebula, the faint pink Angelfish Nebula, Rosette Nebula, light blueish Witch’s Head Nebula, Barnard’s Loop and many more features all known collectively as the Orion molecular cloud complex.

Dark Bortle class 2 skies here in Northern Arizona really help display the interstellar dust (light brown) in the upper right and feet area.

Mount: iOptron SkyGuider Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI2400mc (full frame) -10 degrees 158 gain
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens
Gain: 158
Cooling Temperature: -10 degrees celsius

Filters:
Astronomik L3
137 x 300s = 11.42 hrs

Control: ZWO ASIAIR Pro

Calibrated in Astro Pixel Processor with flats, darks and dark flats. Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom.

Location: Bortle Class 2 skies outside Flagstaff, Arizona

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ORION THE HUNTER, Drew Evans