Observation by Nick James: Orion

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2017 Nov 02 - 21:15

Uploaded

2017 Nov 02 - 21:15

Objects

The Orion Nebula (M42)
Betelgeuse
Rigel
Widefield

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h39^m
Dec: -01°12'
Position angle: -1°07'

Field size

13° × 20°

Equipment

Sony A7s + Canon 100mm f/2

Exposure

20x30s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

Orion

Title

Orion

About this image

Here's another stack of frames with the Sony A7s and Canon 100mm f/2 combination. Full size version here. It's a shame that the camera has very poor sensitivity at H-alpha (even less than unmodified Canons I think) but I'm not quite ready to rip the filter out yet.

Files associated with this observation

smorion_20171027_0436_ndj.jpg (1.0 MB)

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Comments

David Swan, 2017 Nov 03 - 00:42 UTC

The Flame and Horsehead Nebulae are clear in the full res version. Do click through to it.

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