2024 version of the Running Man (NGC1977) and Orion Nebula (M42). This star forming region in the sword of Orion is about 1350 light years away. The core was intentionally overexposed to bring out the dark nebulosity.

This image is a stack of sixty 1-minute exposures taken with WO Zenithstar61 telescope attached to ASI533-MC-Pro camera. Processed using SIRIL and Photoshop.

The Horsehead and Flame nebulae from Orion. The bright star (Alnitak) between them is the leftmost star in the belt of Orion. Can’t take enough photos of this view.

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This must be my best effort at capturing the running man and Orion nebulae so far. This nebula is a region of massive star formation and is closest of such kind to Earth at ~1300 light years. Taken with WO ZS61; ZWO ASI533MC-Pro. Only 40 one minute subs without any narrowband filter. Processed with … read more

Orion is my most favorite constellation and my most favorite deep-sky object is the Horsehead nebula. It is a dark nebula with background of bright ionized hydrogen gas. With many bright stars especially Alnitak, in the vicinity, it is a challenging object to capture. It is even more beautiful in … read more

January has been a very cloudy and rainy/snowy month. On a couple of clear nights, there was a big bright moon making it hard to do any deep sky imaging. Finally, last week, we had a clear dark night. I was able to capture two different images in the Orion constellation. Orion and Running man … read more

I am sure everyone agrees that Orion is the most recognizable and the most beautiful constellation in the night sky. Along with all the bright stars, there are many deep sky objects to explore. I have been waiting for several months to get another chance to image all these interesting objects from … read more