The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.
Tag: M42
Messier 43
Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.
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