Orion star

The orion nebula region as captured from my backyard in Austin, Texas last Saturday night. I had been waiting for that perfect moonless night, free of clouds, but it just wasn't happening. The moon was 2/3 full and about 20 degrees away. I couldn't run very long exposures or high iso, but still I think this is my best effort so far. Still a work in progress, but getting there. Imaged with a CLS_CCD filtered canon 7D and 100-400mm lens at 400mm riding piggy back on Meade 8" LX200 classic…

Orion The Hunter

Orion was named after a hunter in greek mythology. The three stars that seem to make his belt are known as Orion's Belt. Orion is the 26th largest of the 88 constellations, and is located on the celestial equator.

Orion constellation canvas

Orion's Belt is a popularly known grouping of stars (asterism) in the night sky. It consists of three bright stars within the constellation Orion.

I attached a DSLR camera to a giant refractor telescope to photograph the Orion Nebula. Here are my early results using the William Optics Fluorostar 132.

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