Alnitak Archives - Astrodoc: Astrophotography by Ron Brecher https://astrodoc.ca/tag/alnitak/ Astrodoc.ca - Images of the Universe Sat, 18 Jan 2020 23:07:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Orion’s Belt https://astrodoc.ca/orions-belt/ https://astrodoc.ca/orions-belt/#comments Sat, 18 Jan 2020 23:07:53 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=11463 Orion's Belt Click image for full size version January 18, 2020 This image shows the three bright stars of Orion's belt:  Alnitak (lower left), Alnilam (centre) and Mintaka (upper right). This image was made by combining relatively meager data for the Belt with the high-quality image that I recently posted of the Horsehead Nebula region.  [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/orions-belt/feed/ 1 Horsehead Nebula Region Wide Field https://astrodoc.ca/horsehead-wide/ https://astrodoc.ca/horsehead-wide/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:59:22 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=11424 Horsehead Nebula Region Wide Field  Click image for full size version December 31, 2019 I acquired this image during November and December 2019, using a one-shot colour camera with a narrow band filter. This region is part of a larger complex of nebulosity and star formation in Orion, known as the Orion Molecular Complex. There's [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/horsehead-wide/feed/ 5 Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula https://astrodoc.ca/b33/ https://astrodoc.ca/b33/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:00:39 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=4831 Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula  Click image for full size version January 15, 2019 I acquired this image during January and February 2014, shooting through a deep red (Hydrogen alpha, also called Ha or H-alpha) filter when the Moon was out, and capturing the colour data on moonless, transparent nights. A black and white version [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/b33/feed/ 2 Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula (H-alpha) https://astrodoc.ca/horsehead-nebula-flame-nebula-h-alpha/ https://astrodoc.ca/horsehead-nebula-flame-nebula-h-alpha/#comments Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:47:50 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=6594 Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula (H-alpha) Click image for full size version February 23, 2014 I acquired this image over the last month, shooting through a deep red (Hydrogen alpha, also called Ha or H-alpha)) filter when the moon was out.  I also made a colour version using this H-alpha data.  This region is part of a [...]

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