Orion Region (H‑a)
Orion is one of the most prominent constellations of the Northern winter nightsky. Beside of the Orion Nebula (M42, NGC 1976), many well known objects can be found in this region. Near the center of the image, the tree stars Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka are building the belt of Orion. The famos Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) is just below Alnitak, while the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) is just above. The Great Orion Nebula (M42, NGC 1976) is visable in the lower middle of the image. The huge glowing cloud in the left part of the image is a part of Barnard’s Loop, including M78.
This image covers about 10x10 degree and is created by assembling a 9 panel mosaic. North is up in this image.
Details
Telescope:
Takahashi FSQ-106EDX III
Mount:
ASA DDM85
Camera:
Andor CG16M
Filters:
Astrodon Gen2
Exposure:
Ha 2700 min overall
Location:
ROSA Remote Observatories Southern Alps
Author:
© Martin Rusterholz, Astrophotographer
Hello, my name is Martin Rusterholz. I’m a Swiss amateur astrophotographer living near Zurich, the biggest town in Switzerland. My interest in astronomy started when I was 16. At that time, I built my first Newtonian telescope and mount. I studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which was the only study including at least some aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.
“Looking at the nights sky is an experience touching everybody deeply inside, something common to all human beings independent to the language spoken by the individuals”.
Deep-sky astrophotography is my passion.