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The Orion Nebula

I'm gearing up for a great season of astrophotography in the clear, dry, cold, high altitude skies of the Eastern Sierra region of California and Nevada.  This is one of my first shots take with my new setup.  It's the Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) below Orion's belt.

There are ways I can improve these images, but for a first try on a night with ample light pollution from the moon, I'm very encouraged by the initial results. #astrophotography   #astronomy   #science  

I’m gearing up for a great season of astrophotography in the clear, dry, cold, high altitude skies of the Eastern Sierra. This is one of my first shots take with my new setup. It’s the Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) below Orion’s belt.

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Jeff Sullivan

Jeff Sullivan leads landscape photography workshops in national parks and public lands throughout California and the American West.

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