Orion Nebula

The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Northern Hemisphere. Also Astronomy News of the Week.

The Trapezium

The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.

Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.

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Emission Nebula M42

Object Details: Designation: M42, NGC 1976 Constellation: Orion Visual … More

This is not my first image of the beautiful Orion Nebula and probably will not be my last. It was … More

Orion is one of the better known constellations and is most famous for the Orion Nebula, M42. This image also … More

A naked eye object, easily visible here in the Southern Hemisphere as a summer object in the Northern sky. This … More

A naked eye object, easily visible here in the Southern Hemisphere as a summer object in the Northern sky. This … More

A fine summer object, located in the region above Orion’s Belt (which is generally known as Orion’s Sword – but … More

Some of my recent astro-images with the Canon 60D camera – no telescope and no light pollution filter. The star … More

All images © R.Powell

Orion contains the famous Orion Nebula (M42), the Flame Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula: All images © R.Powell

Wide field views are just as much a part of astronomy as telescopes are and anyone can do astronomy with … More

I photographed these deep sky objects during 2012. Click an image to enlarge and go to slideshow: All images © … More

The Orion Nebula, Messier 42, is a bright emission nebula, visible to the naked eye above Orion’s Belt, here in … More

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

A planetary nebula (a star that is dying), two star clusters, a globular cluster containing millions of stars and an … More

The Geminid meteor stream was at its peak last night and predictions were for a high hourly rate, especially after … More

Some more astro-images I have taken over the last month, including a telescopic image of the amazing Orion Nebula (M42); … More

Above: 2015-01-29 Moon Clouds. The Moon had a remarkable blue corona and red halo as I took images of the … More

It was a short night observing with the Society at Stargard on 17th January, due to the late sunset. Most … More