Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 32 minutes ago
Photographing the Orion Constellation and revealing it's hidden features! Covered in this episode are Star names and why they are mostly Arabic. Pop culture references to star names or other objects. Star death and re-birth all in one spot.
Thanks for watching! I plan on this video being the first in a series highlighting all of the best sights, lore, wonders, and history related to each constellation in the night sky, using very little or no stock footage or images, but instead pictures I captured in my backyard or a few miles down the road with my hand remote setup, or even while on vacation or wandering in the wilderness. So let's begin with one of my favorites, Orion!
Orion is an easy constellation to spot in the January sky. If you are out watching the January 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse, you'll find Orion just a glimpse away!
When special cameras and a tracking mount are used, famous objects will appear in your photo, The Great Orion Nebula, The Horse head nebula and Flame nebula. The Witchhead nebula, and Barnard's loop. All are remnants of great supernova explosions. Betelgeuse and Rigel may someday end their lives in a similar fate as supernovae. Future earthlings may see a totally different Orion than we do!
#CONSTELLATIONS S01E01 #ORION
Music: I Am Running Down the Long Hallway of Viewmont Elementary by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: chriszabriskie.com/honor
Artist: chriszabriskie.com
Which constellation should we do next? My hands-down favorite is Ophiuchus, as far as visibility in the northern hemisphere.
Equipment List:
Canon T3i with AstroMod
Canon T1i with AstroMod
CLS-CCD (Light Pollution and IR cut filter)
Canon 6DmII
Tamron 20mm F1.4
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8
Rokinon 85mm F1.4 (Not used in this video)
Great Orion Nebula and Horsehead/Flame
Celestron 80ED Telescope
William Optics 81GT
Witch Head:
Orion Telescope 0.8 Focal Reducer
Great Orion Nebula:
Canon T1i
5 Hours of integration time. Darks, Lights, Flats
ISO 1600
480s
60s
15s
Horsehead and Flame Nebula:
Canon T1i
6 Hours of integration time. Darks, Bias, Flats
ISO 1600
120s each exposure
Witch Head:
6d mII
1 hour integration time, no calibration
60s
ISO 1600
Photographing the Orion Constellation and revealing it's hidden features! Covered in this episode are Star names and why they are mostly Arabic. Pop culture references to star names or other objects. Star death and re-birth all in one spot.
Thanks for watching! I plan on this video being the first in a series highlighting all of the best sights, lore, wonders, and history related to each constellation in the night sky, using very little or no stock footage or images, but instead pictures I captured in my backyard or a few miles down the road with my hand remote setup, or even while on vacation or wandering in the wilderness. So let's begin with one of my favorites, Orion!
Orion is an easy constellation to spot in the January sky. If you are out watching the January 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse, you'll find Orion just a glimpse away!
When special cameras and a tracking mount are used, famous objects will appear in your photo, The Great Orion Nebula, The Horse head nebula and Flame nebula. The Witchhead nebula, and Barnard's loop. All are remnants of great supernova explosions. Betelgeuse and Rigel may someday end their lives in a similar fate as supernovae. Future earthlings may see a totally different Orion than we do!
#CONSTELLATIONS S01E01 #ORION
Music: I Am Running Down the Long Hallway of Viewmont Elementary by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: chriszabriskie.com/honor
Artist: chriszabriskie.com
Which constellation should we do next? My hands-down favorite is Ophiuchus, as far as visibility in the northern hemisphere.
Equipment List:
Canon T3i with AstroMod
Canon T1i with AstroMod
CLS-CCD (Light Pollution and IR cut filter)
Canon 6DmII
Tamron 20mm F1.4
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8
Rokinon 85mm F1.4 (Not used in this video)
Great Orion Nebula and Horsehead/Flame
Celestron 80ED Telescope
William Optics 81GT
Witch Head:
Orion Telescope 0.8 Focal Reducer
Great Orion Nebula:
Canon T1i
5 Hours of integration time. Darks, Lights, Flats
ISO 1600
480s
60s
15s
Horsehead and Flame Nebula:
Canon T1i
6 Hours of integration time. Darks, Bias, Flats
ISO 1600
120s each exposure
Witch Head:
6d mII
1 hour integration time, no calibration
60s
ISO 1600
