Something Stalks Distant Rigel
The Witch Head Nebula appears as a ghostly appartition silently drifting past the blue supergiant star Rigel, bathing in its cold coloured hues in contrast to the faint redish browns of the surrounding gas...
Tagged: Orion
Orion and his Horse
A small mosaic (two panels) showing some horse looking thing and another bright blue nebula that no one can recognise…/humour I was planning to do a large mosaic of the entire Orion constellation region...
Stella Tempest
Usually images of this region of the Orion contellation focus mostly on the Horsehead and Flame Nebula as these are bright (relatively) and recognisable. However, these nebulae are but one part of a complex...
Flinder’s Skies
Summer in the southern hemisphere means that the bright Milkyway core is no longer in the night sky, but that doesn’t mean nightscapes are less interesting in summer (although they are a bit more...
The Jewels of Orion’s Sword
The constellation of Orion is home to some of the most spectacular and recognisable deep sky objects in the night sky. In this multi-panel mosaic taken with a modified Canon EOS6D through a Skywatcher...
Orion sets at Lake Clifton
A trip to Lake Clifton to try and capture Orion as it slowly sets over the lake. There was a bit of waves on the lake (not perfectly still), so it didn’t quite achieve...
Orion Falling over Lake Clifton
My goal for this trip to Lake Clifton was to capture a reflected image of Orion in the dark and still waters as it descends on the western horizon. Alas, the forecast predicted a...
