Adieu, Orion, Take 2

I fiddled with last week's M-42 a bit more and cropped it a little closer. Although it's a bit noisier, I was able to coax out some more detail. Results below: more »
Tags: astronomy, astrophotography, m-42, messier 42, xsi Posted Under Astronomy, Pretty Pictures, Photography, Astrophotography on 04.13.2010

Adieu for another year, Orion

I don't like the cold. Unfortunately, one of the showpiece nebulae in the northern hemisphere, Messier 42, also known as the The Great Orion Nebula, is pretty much a winter denizen. Sometimes, we get a nice day early in the year that allows comfortable… more »
Tags: astronomy, astrophotography, m-42, messier 42, xsi Posted Under Astronomy, Pretty Pictures, Photography, Astrophotography on 04.12.2010