My first Magazine Sky & Telescope - 04.2019 | Page 76

TREASURES
OF ORION
Alistair Symon
Colorful nebulosity
fi lls this deep mosaic
covering nearly all of
Orion, from lesser-
known objects such
as Sh 2-264 (top)
and IC 2118 (bottom
right) to Barnard’s
Loop surrounding
the Hunter’s belt
stars (center) and
sword areas in the
lower half.
DETAILS: SBIG STF-
8300 CCD camera
with Canon 70-mm
lens. Mosaic of 4
panels, with exposure
time totalling 30 hours
through color and
hydrogen-alpha fi lters.
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