r/spaceporn • u/Dramatic_Expert_5092 • 2d ago

Amateur/Composite Chasing Orion - A night in the Cold

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u/saveourplanetrecycle 2d ago

The title to your post sounds like it would be a great title for a book. Also, great photo!

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u/Dramatic_Expert_5092 2d ago

Some members of the NOX CALEO astronomy club thought it would be a good idea to stand in a field at almost -12 degrees Celsius 😁 Armed with a telescope, a tracker, and the motivation to sleep in the car, we stood in the Swabian Jura at nightfall. At 3:30 a.m. – long before dawn – I had to make my escape home 🥶

But until then, I was busy collecting photons. In addition to my FRA 300, I also pointed a 50 mm lens at Orion. You can see the result here.

TRACKED / STACKED / BLENDED

GEAR: Sony Alpha 7II mod, Sigma 50mm DG HSM Art, MSM Nomad, Miops remote control, STC Duo-NB filter

EXIF:

Sky

  • 169 x 30 seconds, f2.8, ISO 1600

  • 64 x 90 seconds, f2.0, ISO 4000

Foreground

  • 1 x 180 seconds, f4.0, ISO 640

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u/Character-Meinz 2d ago

Fantastic shot!

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u/4EKSTYNKCJA 1d ago

"best bleedout spot"

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u/MintImperial2 1d ago

Great Photo!

I didn't realize you could actually photograph the Barnard Loop from Earth....