Orion's Belt

Image Title: Orion's Belt

Copyright: Daniel Faull

Date image was taken: November 22, 2024

Location (was image taken with remote scope?): Perth, Western Australia

Image Description and Details: Orion's Belt is one of the most well known group of stars in the night sky. It's made up of three bright stars - Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Alnitak and Alnilam are both blue supergiants, located 1,260 and 2,000 lightyears away respectively. Mintaka is a binary star system located about 1,200 light years away.
This image shows the nebulosity around Orion's Belt that cannot be seen with naked eye. The large nebulosity to the right of Alnitak is home to the Horsehead nebula, a dark nebula which resembles the shape of a horse's head against the bright background of glowing as. The Flame nebula, just below Alnitak, glows in Fiery orange and red tones due to ultraviolet light from nearby stars ionizing the surrounding gas.

Acquisition:
78 x 300s Ha
57 x 120s Blue
71 x 120s Green
58 x 120s Red

Equipment Details: Telescope: William Optics RedCat51
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro @ -10C, 121 Gain, Bin 2
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini + ZWO OAG
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 (Belt Mod + Hypertuned by Starpoint Australis)
Filters: Astronomik Ha 1.25" + Antila RGB 1.25" for stars
Processing: PixInsight

Name: Daniel Faull

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