Lost in Orion
Objects in field: Flame Nebula, Great Orion Nebula, Horsehead Nebula, Lower Sword, Mairan's Nebula, Orion Nebula, the Running Man Nebula, Upper Sword, M 42, M 43, NGC 1973, NGC 1975, NGC 1976, NGC 1977, NGC 1980, NGC 1981, NGC 1982, NGC 1990, NGC 2023, NGC 2024, IC 420, IC 431, IC 432, IC 434, IC 435, LDN 1635, LDN 1636, LDN 1640, LBN 935, LBN 940, LBN 944, LBN 946, LBN 950, LBN 953, LBN 954, LBN 958, LBN 962, LBN 963, LBN 965, LBN 967, LBN 974, LBN 977, Sh2-277, Sh2-279, Sh2-281, VdB42, VdB44, VdB50, VdB51, VdB52, VdB54, 41 Ori A), 41 Ori C, 41 Ori D, 42 c Ori, 42 Ori), 43 Ori), 44 iot Ori, 44 Ori), 45 Ori, 46 eps Ori, 46 Ori), 48 Ori, 48 sig Ori, 50 Ori), 50 zet Ori, Alnilam, Alnitak, B33, Hatysa, IU Ori, KS Ori, LP Ori, NU Ori, NV Ori, Orion, Orion B, Part of the constellation Orion (Ori), T Ori, The star 45 Ori, The star Alnilam (ε Ori, The star Alnitak (ζ Ori, The star Hatysa (ι Ori, The star Mizan Batil I (c Ori, The star Mizan Batil II (θ2 Ori, The star Trapezium (θ1 Ori A, The star θ1 Ori C, The star θ1 Ori D, The star σ Ori, V0359 Ori, V0372 Ori, V0566 Ori, V0586 Ori, V1045 Ori, V1046 Ori, V1099 Ori, V1147 Ori, V1148 Ori, V1197 Ori, V1230 Ori, V1247 Ori, V1375 Ori, V1377 Ori, V1378 Ori, V1788 Ori, V1936 Ori, V1961 Ori, V1963 Ori, V2014 Ori, V2056 Ori, V2149 Ori, V2239 Ori, V2318 Ori, V2451 Ori, V2483 Ori, V2504 Ori, V2592 Ori, VV Ori
Equipment: William Optics Ultra-Cat 76 WIFD, ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Integration: 65h 25m 40s
What I’m presenting today is an image I had been wanting to create for a very long time. My goal was to include, within a single wide field, the Great Orion Nebula, the Flame Nebula, the Horsehead Nebula, the surrounding dust, and of course some true celestial beacons such as Alnitak and Alnilam. Thanks to the new UltraCat 76 and the ZWO ASI 6200MM , I was finally able to turn this vision into…