New Forest Observatory

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Nov 13 2008

The Belt region of Orion as never seen by the naked eye

Posted by Greg Parker in Hyperstar and SXV-H9C, Sky 90 and SXVF-M25C

Here is the second marathon processing session by Noel. This time it’s the Belt region of Orion.This image is mostly data from the Sky 90 and comprises RGB, H-alpha and H-beta taken over two frames. There’s also a 3-frame Hyperstar I image of the Horsehead nebula thrown in for good measure

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4 Responses to “The Belt region of Orion as never seen by the naked eye”

George says:

November 27, 2008 at 9:51 pm

Simply Stunning…

Keep up the fantastic work.
Greg Parker says:

November 30, 2008 at 12:56 pm

Glad you like the image George. I intend carrying on up to the point they are nailing down the lid!
Greg
Tahir Saban says:

December 23, 2008 at 1:19 pm

Probably the nicest vista of this area I’ve ever seen.

Thanks for sharing!
Greg Parker says:

December 23, 2008 at 2:02 pm

Glad you like the image Tahir. As far as I’m concerned I think this is the best image the Parker/Carboni team have created so far. If I ever see clear skies this Winter, the idea is to get the other 5-frames necessary to add on the M42 region to the this Belt/Horsehead image. This would make a truly stunning high resolution image of the whole of central Orion (and a fantastic 24″ x 48″ poster).
Greg