The Trapezium

The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.

Messier 43

Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.

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