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A clear 50mm snap of Orion at its height in the winter sky.
⭐ Orion 2023
Clear skies, a stable mount called the Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTi, 30 1-minute exposures with a Sony Alpha 6300 camera, and the fast 50mm manual focus f/1.4 lens by Samyang all conspired to bring you this image.
Orion exposed at 50mm
A clear wide-angle view of the predawn sky on Grand Cayman.
⭐ Clarity
A detailed exposure that illustrates the major stars and nebulae.
The Full Orion
I took another stab at processing the data for this beautiful area of the sky and was not disappointed!
⭐ Orion's Sword: Deluxe Edition
This bright area of the Orion constellation doesn't take many exposures to reveal the intricate details. This is just 10 3-minute exposures but it was enough.
⭐ Detail of Orion's Sword
The Orion constellation.
The Orion Constellation (sans Betelgeuse)
The purple running man hangs suspended above the red-cloaked Great Orion Nebulae. M42, M43, and NGC1977 together in the same frame!
The Beauty of Orion's Sword
First long exposure using my CGEM-II mount.
The many nebulae of Orion.
This detailed photograph of the Orion constellation is rich nebulae. The Flame Nebula is on the left of the 'belt' and the Orion Nebula pops at the bottom of the 'sword'.
Detailed Orion with Flame Nebula and Orion Nebula
Orion's sword contains multiple nebulae as evidenced in this wide field mirrorless camera shot.
M42: The Great Orion Nebula and NGC1977: The Running Man Nebula
This close-up of the sword in the Orion constellation actually captures x nebula and clusters, including the Great Orion Nebula, De Marain's Nebula, the Running Man Nebula, and the Lost Jewel of Orion.
Orion's Sword
The Orion constellation is easily recognizable by the bright red Betelgeuse 'shoulder', three stars to form the 'belt' and a sword tipped with a nebula visible to the naked eye.
Orion
A stack of over 800 exposures to grab as much detail as possible.
⭐ M42: The Orion Nebula in rich detail
An integration of several hours of data.
Two Hours of M42
The Running Man Nebula (NGC1977), De Mairan's Nebula (M42) and the Great Orion Nebula (M43) are beautiful on their own. That beauty stands out in contrast when you witness the wider field of view that contains all three Nebulae on the glowing tip of Orion's sword. This is a mosaic of all three with 400mm exposures from Stellina.
Orion's Sword at 400mm
This popular nebula is bright, easy to photograph and visible to the naked eye.
M42: The Great Orion Nebula
This image was rendered from nearly 600 10-second exposures collected over a year.
M42: The Great Orion Nebula Multi-Session
A candid look at the Great Orion Nebula, relieved of stars and unburdened of color.
⭐ The Great Orion sans color
It's a popular target, but it never gets old. Although I've visited the Great Orion Nebula (M42) and de Mairan's Nebula (M43) many times before, I believe this is my most detailed capture yet. The data is from two sessions with Stellina taken exactly one year apart on March 4th, 2021, and 2022. I sifted by hand through over 700 10-second captures to cull it down to around 560 of the 'cleanest', stacked it in AstroPixel Processor and processed it in PixInsight.
⭐ M42 Prime
A detailed stack of eight different sessions to produce a detailed portrait of one of the largest, brightest, and most intricately detailed nebulae.
⭐ M42: The Great Orion Nebula
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Videos

A visual tour of Orion and nearby deep sky objects Aldebaran, Mars, and the Pleiades. From 12mm wide field shots of the night sky to 1645mm ultra close-ups of nebulae, this journey ties some of my favorite images together and shows just how interconnected objects in space can be. Includes shots of M42: the Great Orion Nebula, M43: de Mairan's Nebula, NGC1977 The Running Man Nebula, NGC2024 The Flame Nebula, NGC2023, IC434 The Horsehead Nebula, M45: The Pleiades, Mars, Aldebaran, Betelgeuse and Rigel.
A visit with Orion
Collage of planets, galaxies, nebulae, and more that I captured in 2022. From Saturn and Andromeda to Thor's Helmet and the Milky Way.
My best space pictures taken in 2022
The footage of Orion I used to create the full Orion image from Grand Cayman.
Orion Rising
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