Orion and the Dog Star, Sirius (bottom), in Canis Major. Many red nebulas are also visible in this area of the northern winter Milky Way, such as the Rosette Nebula at upper left, as well as star clusters such as M41 below Sirius. The Orion Nebula, M42, is below the Belt of Orion in Orion’s Sword. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 800 with the 35mm lens and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII, plus 2 x 2.5-minute exposures at ISO 1600 with the Kenko Softon filter for added star glows. However, haze this night added natural star glows. Taken from Quailway Cottage near Portal, Arizona, December 5, 2015.
Orion and his Dog Stars, Sirius (bottom) and Procyon (left), in Canis Major and Canis Minor. Many red nebulas are also visible in this area of the northern winter Milky Way, as well as star clusters such as M41 below Sirius, and M50 at far left. The Orion Nebula, M42, is below the Belt of Orion in Orion’s Sword. Betelgeuse, Procyon and Sirius form the “Winter Triangle.” This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 800 with the 35mm lens and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII, plus 2 x 2.5-minute exposures at ISO 1600 with the Kenko Softon filter for added star glows. However, haze this night added natural star glows. Taken from Quailway Cottage near Portal, Arizona, December 5, 2015.
Orion and the northern winter constellations, such as Canis Major (above horizon), Gemini (at left), Auriga (at top) and Taurus (at right), rising into a moonlit November night, from home in Alberta. The Beehive Cluster is the fuzzy spot at far left, in Cancer below the stars of Gemini. The Pleiades star cluster is at upper right. Light is from the waxing gibbous Moon off frame at right. This is a stack of 4 x 15-second exposures for the ground and one 15-second exposure for the sky, all untracked with the Nikkor 14-24mm lens at f/4 and 14mm, and the Nikon D810a at ISO 2000.
