Crystal clear skies tonight: The Orion Nebula

[Mousetoescamper]

Canon EOS R8
Sigma 100-400mm lens
ISO 25600
f/6.3
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The Orion constellation


Canon EOS R8
RF35mm f/1.8 lens
ISO 800
f/1.8
2.0 s

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. You are up late! Or should I say you're up early? Anyway, you're making good use of your consciousness.

The Orion Nebula took my breath away. The Constellation is harder to see, but still!

Thank you. One of these hours I need to try and sleep again. It's 1:20 a.m. here.

[Mousetoescamper]

2. The constellation's imbedded in stars not normally seen with unaided eyes

Thanks!

[NJCher]

3. That is amazing!

Rarely.do we see such clarity.

[Mousetoescamper]

4. Thanks!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. Amazing!

[Mousetoescamper]

7. Thanks! The atmospheric conditions were perfect tonight

[nmmi]

6. Orion: OK, I think I see it (bottom pic).

Betelguese, a shoulder star is very near the top, and midway from the left end of the pic. The other shoulder star, Bellatrix, is about 30% of the way down from the top, and near the right side of the picture. His head is near the upper right corner. Kind of a dim head, probably he's a Republican. (Big belt, big sword, dim head).

Orion's belt is about 40% of the way above the bottom, and about midway from the left end. His sword is about 10% of the way up from the bottom, and about 30% of the way from the left end of the picture. The brightest sword "star" is the nebula.

Great job on both pics.

[Mousetoescamper]

10. Thanks!

[Woodycall]

8. Have You Seen The Stars Tonight

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Yes, it's a fantasy. Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane was a huge science fiction fan and everybody on the recording knew it was fantasy when they recorded it. This original incarnation of Jefferson Starship was made up mostly of CSN&Y people, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and a lot of others...

[Mousetoescamper]

9. That's a favorite from BATE and complementary to the photos. Thanks!

[Woodycall]

11. Thanks for replying.

Nobody else her ever replies to me. Nobody...

[Mousetoescamper]

14. You're welcome, Woodycall.

Here's another Kantner/Slick favorite of mine. Garcia plays the guitar solo, Crosby and Nash sing backup, and Peter Kaukonen plays mandolin.

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[Stargazer99]

12. Beautiful photo!

I used to belong to the Tacoma Astronomical Society and started grinding an 8 inch reflector-it brings back many happy memories

[Mousetoescamper]

15. Thanks!

I got to hang with a gregarious group of amateur astronomers at a Pennsylvania dark skies park last May. They were happy to show off their rigs--some built from kits with beautifully-finished wooden cases--and share their knowledge of the night sky. I was there to shoot the Milky Way and the only person on the observation field without a telescope.

[Diamond_Dog]

13. Holy smokes that is freakin AWESOME!

[Mousetoescamper]

16. Thanks!