Orion Belt and Companions

Orion's Belt or the Belt of Orion, also known as the Three Kings or Three Sisters, is an asterism in the constellation Orion. It consists of the three bright stars Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. The image includes the Flame Nebula and Horsehead Nebula (lower left) and the Orion Sword (right).

Image Details

📷 Exposure: (Ha, Lum, Red, Green, Blue)
Hα, bin 1, 60 x 300s
Lum, bin 1, 50 x 30s, 60 x 60s
Red, bin 1, 60 x 60s
Green, bin 1, 60 x 60s
Blue, bin 1, 60 x 60s

🔭 Equipment
Mount: RainbowAstro RST-135E
Lens: Samyang 85mm, f/1.4
Camera: QSI 6120 wsg (Sony ICX834 sensor)
Filters: 8-positions filter wheel integrated in camera

💻 Software:
(Windows 10) Sequence Generator Pro, PHD2, SkySafari, ASCOM drivers
(Mac OSX) PixInsight

📍Location
Bright suburban light pollution, Class 6 of darkness in Bortle scale.