Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Flame Nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  IC 426  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  Orion B  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  Part of the constellation Orion (Ori)  ·  The star 31Ori  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star Alnilam (εOri)  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star Mintaka (δOri)  ·  The star ηOri  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  And 4 more.
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Orions belt, Flame and Horsehead and the Orion Nebula, Wheeljack
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Orions belt, Flame and Horsehead and the Orion Nebula

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Orions belt, Flame and Horsehead and the Orion Nebula

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It was a 73% moon yesterday, but it was the first clear night in weeks and I am suffering from AstroPhotography-withdrawal. Orion has just started to make its appearance in the night-sky, so I wanted to say hello to an old friend.

This was the first time I attempted Orion using a photo-lens and a startracker.

Aquisition Details:

Camera: Canon EOS 5D MKII

Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 IS USM III

Startracker: MSM

Lights: 44 x 60seconds @ ISO 800 f/4

Darks: 20

Bias: 20

No flats

Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor

Adjustments in Photoshop

The bright moon made post-processing a nightmare, but luckily Trevor Jones from Astrobackyard has a brilliant guide on removing unwanted glow and gradients.

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Orions belt, Flame and Horsehead and the Orion Nebula, Wheeljack