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Tag: Orion
Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead – a dark nebula in Orion.
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The Trapezium
The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.
Grus Quartet
The Grus Quartet
Orion Returns…
Mars is back!
Lower’s Nebula
Lower’s Nebula, Sharpless 2-261
Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead Dark Nebula in Orion
Running Man Nebula
A Reflection Nebula in Orion
Nebula M78
Designation: Messier 78 & NGC 2068, in the constellation of Orion. Visual magnitude: +8.3 Apparent size: 8 x 6 arc-minutes. Diameter: … More
End of a Decade
With no more images in the pipeline and the bushfire smoke worsening again in South West Sydney – and showing … More
M42 – The Orion Nebula
Object Details: Designation: M42, NGC 1976 Constellation: Orion Visual … More
Sky Watcher
This was a thirty second snap taken during the period while I was imaging Comet 46P/Wirtanen through my SkyWatcher ED120 … More
Horsehead Nebula
The image shows: the (upside down) Horsehead Nebula, Barnard 33; the red emission nebula IC434 (mag 7.3); the emission nebula … More
Orion Region
Orion is one of the better known constellations and is most famous for the Orion Nebula, M42. This image also … More
Dark Sky Observing Thwarted
Above: The Large Magellanic Cloud. Canon 60D on Star Adventurer mount, 24mm lens, 3 minutes, f4.5, ISO 1600, cropped. Following our visit … 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
Milky Way
Some unguided (hence short exposure) wide field images taken with my Canon 60D and Sigma 50mm f/1.8 lens: All images … More
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 – Deep Sky
Star clusters M45 (Pleiades) in Taurus, M37 in Auriga and the Jewel Box NGC4555 in Crux. Emission Nebula in Eta … 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
2010 – Deep Sky
. I belong to Macarthur Astronomical Society and some of my images (and those of other members) were projected … 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
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
Cosmic Focus 