The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Northern Hemisphere. Also Astronomy News of the Week.
Tag: M42
The Trapezium
The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.
Messier 43
Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.
View post to subscribe to site newsletter.
Orion Nebula
Emission Nebula M42
M42 – The Orion Nebula
Object Details: Designation: M42, NGC 1976 Constellation: Orion Visual … More
The Orion Nebula
This is not my first image of the beautiful Orion Nebula and probably will not be my last. It was … More
Orion Region
Orion is one of the better known constellations and is most famous for the Orion Nebula, M42. This image also … More
Orion Nebula in Colour
A naked eye object, easily visible here in the Southern Hemisphere as a summer object in the Northern sky. This … More
Orion Nebula in Black & White
A naked eye object, easily visible here in the Southern Hemisphere as a summer object in the Northern sky. This … More
Orion Nebula
A fine summer object, located in the region above Orion’s Belt (which is generally known as Orion’s Sword – but … More
Southern Skies
Some of my recent astro-images with the Canon 60D camera – no telescope and no light pollution filter. The star … More
Wide Field Views
All images © R.Powell
Orion Constellation
Orion contains the famous Orion Nebula (M42), the Flame Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula: All images © R.Powell
2012 – Wide Field Astro-Photography
Wide field views are just as much a part of astronomy as telescopes are and anyone can do astronomy with … More
2012 – Deep Sky
I photographed these deep sky objects during 2012. Click an image to enlarge and go to slideshow: All images © … More
2011 – Orion
The Orion Nebula, Messier 42, is a bright emission nebula, visible to the naked eye above Orion’s Belt, here in … More
Orion Wide Field
2015-12-31 Orion Region 2min 18mm f/2.8 ISO 1000 Testing my new Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer camera mount, last night I achieved … More
2009 – Deep Sky
A planetary nebula (a star that is dying), two star clusters, a globular cluster containing millions of stars and an … More
Geminid Meteor
The Geminid meteor stream was at its peak last night and predictions were for a high hourly rate, especially after … More
Tarantula, Orion, Triffid & 47 Tucanae
Field images taken with my Meade LX-90 8″ SCT recently. All images © R.Powell
Deep Sky & Solar System
Some more astro-images I have taken over the last month, including a telescopic image of the amazing Orion Nebula (M42); … More
Moon, Messier 42, & Southern View
Above: 2015-01-29 Moon Clouds. The Moon had a remarkable blue corona and red halo as I took images of the … More
A Comet, A Planet & A Nebula
It was a short night observing with the Society at Stargard on 17th January, due to the late sunset. Most … More