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    I spent months shooting the Orion constellation to create this 320 megapixel photo that reveals all the hidden nebulae. Zoom in to see the details! [OC]
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    I spent months shooting the Orion constellation to create this 320 megapixel photo that reveals all the hidden nebulae. Zoom in to see the details! [OC]

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    1. ajamesmccarthy on

      This was captured not with a telescope as you might think, but with a 135mm camera lens. This 12-panel mosaic was assembled from thousands of individual photos spanning dozens of hours of cumulative exposure over a period of 4 months. The goal was to show the entire constellation (or most of it) while still being deep enough to show the volumes of dust in this part of the sky, as this area is notoriously filled with nebulae. Since it’s a mosaic, the resolution is insanely good, and you can zoom in to find many familiar shapes in the dust as popular astronomy targets.

      I like to think of this project as “Google Earth” for Orion 🙂

    3. Behrry on

      The image in the post is really low resolution and you suggested zooming, can you share a link to a better resolution? I don’t think it’s the resolution you expected to be attached. It’s really pretty

      edit: i guess my phone just refuses to load, my laptop does it fine. Such an awesome picture!

    4. Gun5linger67 on

      Thank You! Thank You for taking the time, Thank You for Looking Up and Thank You for sharing your vision!

    6. TheMurmuring on

      This is an incredible image, thanks for your post.

      The reds in this image are crazy. How much of that is real and how much is artistic license with enhancements?

    9. Jaasim99 on

      Nice view of the Boogeyman Nebula (left of M78) in there! I don’t see it imaged often enough.