Observation by Martin Griffiths: Orion over Carreg Cennan castle

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Martin Martin

Observer

Martin Griffiths

Observed

2016 Dec 21 - 23:20

Uploaded

2016 Dec 22 - 15:23

Objects

Betelgeuse
Rigel
The Pleiades (M45)
Widefield

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h24^m
Dec: +02°15'
Position angle: -9°06'

Field size

44° × 63°

Equipment

Canon 30D DSLR 18mm f3.5 lens

Exposure

ISO 1000 f3.5 45 second exposure

Location

Carreg Cennan castle, west Wales

Target name

Orion and Taurus

Title

Orion over Carreg Cennan castle

About this image

Beautiful evening in west Wales so I went to Carreg Cennan castle near Llandeilo to catch Orion over the silhouetted castle (which looks like a WWII destroyer).

Files associated with this observation

Orion taurus and M45 over Carreg Cennan.jpg (1.0 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Mike Scarisbrick, Callum Potter, Dawson, Peter Carson

Comments

Dawson, 2017 Jan 17 - 11:25 UTC

A great image and cleverly framed.

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