Capturing Orion
Astrophotography by Andy Weeks

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Orion



Picture Data

  • Lens: 50mm Lens
  • F/ratio: f/2
  • Exposure: 1 Minutes 
  • Film: Fuji Superia 400 Speed film
  • Filter: None
  • Date: December 8, 2002
  • Location: Saint Charles, Illinois - USA
  • Temp: 35o F
  • Dew: 8
  • Transparency: 4
  • Seeing: 5
  • Notes: 15 Second Exposure on a tripod. Light pollution was terrible that night since Orion was not far off the horizon enough to escape Geneva's upward lights.  Adjusted the curves in Adobe Photoshop using this Fabulous Photoshop tutorial!.

    Belt is in the middle, M42 below.