Observation by Steve Brown: Upper Orion star trails

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2026 Apr 03 - 20:38

Uploaded

2026 Apr 06 - 18:28

Objects

Betelgeuse
Star trails

Equipment

Canon 250D
50mm lens

Exposure

426x 3.2s exp, 50mm fl, f/1.8, ISO-800

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

Orion, Betelgeuse

Title

Upper Orion star trails

About this image

This is a composite star trails image of the upper part of Orion, captured as it was setting behind some trees on the evening of 3 April 2026. The stars have been deliberately defocused to reveal the colours better. The upper centre yellow star is Betelgeuse. Bellatrix is to the lower right of Betelgeuse and the three belt stars can be seen at the bottom of the frame. The image is made up of 426 separate frames.

Files associated with this observation

Upper Orion star trails.jpg (5.9 MB)

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