Observation by Ian Sharp: The Orion Region

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Observer

Ian Sharp

Observed

2016 Dec 08 - 05:00

Uploaded

2016 Dec 16 - 14:55

Objects

Betelgeuse
Rigel
Barnard's Loop (Sharpless 276)
Widefield

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h15^m
Dec: -04°50'
Position angle: +38°04'

Field size

65° × 45°

Equipment

Camera: Modified Canon 6D
Lens: Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 at f/4
Guided on AstroTrac

Exposure

8 x 180s at ISO 3200 plus 1 x 120s for static background

Location

Cortijo Risco Colorado just outside Rodalquilar, Spain

Target name

Orion Region

Title

The Orion Region

About this image

BAA member and astro-photographer Ian Sharp has been spending his winters in southern Spain and has produced some stunning images. This one, as we approach the end of 2016 is a superb image of the winter Milky Way region, showing majestic Orion as it heads for the western horizon, and the myriad areas of nebulosity for which this area is famous. In this composite image Ian has taken two series of exposures, one to pull as much information as possible from the sky, and the other to image the static mountainside. Now that's astro-photography!

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wk51_16_orionregion_20161208_sharp.jpg (1.1 MB)

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