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Sky Tour : Orion (2) - January

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Image collection based on the sky tour "The great hunter" featured in the Jan 2009  edition of Astronomy Now. 
Bullet  1. Trapezium - Multiple Star within M42 Nebula
Bullet  2. Sigma Orionis - Multiple Star (not yet imaged) - (also nearby triple star Struve 761)
Bullet  3. Iota Orionis - Double Star (not yet imaged) - (also nearby double star Struve 7757)
Bullet  4. Delta Orionis - Double Star (not yet imaged) 
Bullet  5. Zeta Orionis - Double Star (not yet imaged) 
Bullet  6. Lambda Orionis - Double Star (not yet imaged) 
Bullet  7. Beta Orionis - Double Star (Rigel) (not yet imaged) 
Bullet  8. Alpha Orionis - Variable Star (Betelgeuse)
Bullet  9. NGC 1977 - Nebula / Open Cluster  
Bullet  10.NGC 1981 - Open Cluster
 

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1.  Trapezium - Multiple Star within M42 Nebula

 Trapezium within M42 Orion Nebula (Orion)
Image
CCD Image, Mid Range Brightened
15 sec exposure 
2001-12-14, 23:35h UT (#13076)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e
  
Image  
False colour Image
Image details as above

 

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2.   Sigma Orionis - Multiple Star

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3.   Iota Orionis - Double Star

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4.   Delta Orionis - Double Star

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5.   Zeta Orionis - Double Star

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6.   Lambda Orionis - Double Star

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7.   Beta Orionis -  Double Star (Rigel)

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8.   Alpha Orionis - Variable Star (Betelgeuse) 

 Betelgeuse (Orion)
Image
CCD Image
10 sec exposure, C filter
2002-01-17 (#16015)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e
 
 Betelgeuse - Spectrograph
(M2 spectral type)
Image
Image
5 x 60s, 1x1 binning, Star Analyser 100
2008-04-20 21:01hUT (#283506-11)

8" LX200 classic + ST-7e 

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9.  NGC 1977 - Nebula / Open Cluster

NGC 1977 (Orion)

Image

CCD Image Mosaic (3 x 5), 33% size
60 sec exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-11-18 00:34h UT (#153125-39)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e 
(Larger Image, 75% size)

 

NGC 1977 - detail

Image

CCD Image 
3 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-11-18 00:50h UT (#153142-44)
8" LX200 classic + ST-7e 
(Larger Image)

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10.   NGC 1981 - Open Cluster 

NGC 1981 /  (Cygnus)
NGC 1981 - open cluster (top)
with 
NGC 1975 - nebula (bottom)

Image
CCD Image Mosaic (4x6 , 40% size)
180s exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-17 23:38h UT (#165169-92)
[larger image, 75% size]

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