#ORION is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 69 people shared 313 posts with it — around 10 a day. Activity is down 19% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 15 with 18 posts.

Posts with #ORION

Bill Beez

@billbeez.bsky.social

6 months ago

Full moon rising. #Photography #Moon #Clouds #Orion #Nightsky #Fullmoon #Moonrise. Postprocessing in Affinity and J. Ritson macros.

Full moon rising behind a hill. Orion visible, sirius just above the horizon. Canon R8, 20second exposure @ f4 & iso400

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That Photo Guy

@thatphotoguy.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Good morning #Bluesky, have a great day everyone. Here’s Orion, which is best viewed from November to February here in the UK. This shot was taken at Loch Morlich in the Scottish Highlands, a place I need to visit again this winter. #photography #scotand #orion #nightsky

Orion the mighty hunter. Photo taken at Loch Morlich in the beautiful Scottish Highlands

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European Space Agency

@esa.int

over 1 year ago

📸 This NASA/ESA #Hubble Space Telescope image shows protostar HOPS 150 (upper right) and a colourful outflow jet from nearby protostar HOPS 153 (out of frame left) - both of these objects reside in the #Orion Nebula. 🔭 🔗 esahubble.org/images/potw2...

An area in the Orion nebula filled with dark, puffy clouds. On the left side a large area of clouds, crossed by a dark bar, is lit up in red and whitish colours by a protostar within. At the other side a large jet of material ejected by the protostar appears, made of thin, wispy, blue and pink clouds. A couple of foreground stars shine brightly in front of the nebula.

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Sergio 📷🔭🌲

@sergiospototo.com

over 1 year ago

Still, the Majestic Messier42, a trip to Orion's Sword the past nights ✨ 📸🔭📷🧪 #astrophotography #photography #nightsky #orion #nature

This image showcases the stunning Orion Nebula (M42), one of the brightest and most well-known star-forming regions in the night sky. Located approximately 1,344 light-years away, this stellar nursery is a breathtaking mix of glowing hydrogen gas, dust, and newly formed stars. At its heart lies the Trapezium Cluster, a group of hot, young stars whose intense ultraviolet radiation illuminates the surrounding gas clouds.
Above M42, you can also spot the Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977), a reflection nebula with a characteristic bluish hue. This area highlights the contrast between the cooler, reflective dust clouds and the warm hydrogen emissions from the Orion Nebula itself.
The colors in this image aren't just for show, they reveal the chemistry of the nebula:
Reds and pinks come from hydrogen-alpha emissions, the hallmark of star-forming regions.
Blues are the result of starlight scattering off dust particles.
The earthy browns and golds reflect the darker, dusty regions that obscure parts of the nebula.
Nikon D750 (unmodified)
Telescope 8" Newtonian (200/1000mm).
37 frames, each 10 minutes long, to capture the faint, outer regions.
15 short frames of 3 seconds to preserve the detail in the bright Trapezium core.
Stacked and stretched in Siril, with progressive edits in GIMP using subtle adjustments to balance highlights and shadows across the image.

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Oregon Randy

@oregonrandy.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Took a long drive to a mountain lake to see all the #planets and #stars! BONUS! The lake was frozen over! You may need to click the image to see the whole enchilada! #Jupiter at upper right, #Mars at upper left, #Orion almost in the trees, #MountHood, & #LostLake found below! #📷 #🔭 #astrophotography

A night sky image with many stars all over the sky, bright Jupiter in the very upper right, reddish Mars below upper left corner. The dark silhouette of a tree is below Jupiter, and down the right side of the image. Beside this tree is the familiar person shaped constellation of Orion. From the center top of the image almost to the bottom is The Winter Milky Way with more stars than the rest of the sky.
Along the bottom of the image from left to right is a silhouette of another dark tree descending into a dark forest toward the center bottom. In the center bottom is a snow covered mountain, Mount Hood Oregon. Below the mountain is a faintly lit lake surface, frozen over. To the bottom right side is a pointed dark, forested mountain. Above all the mountains are diffuse glows of distant skiing areas, and a small town, all out of sight behind the mountains. The stars above have a variety of colors in blues, light blue, some reds, and yellows. Jupiter appears mainly white, while Mars has a red tint, which was very distinct to the naked eye. Mount Hoods snow covered slopes has an faint amber glow from the distant light pollution from the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area far to the West of this location.

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That Photo Guy

@thatphotoguy.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Orion, possibly my favourite night sky thing to look at. This was shot in the Scottish Highlands and you can see a faint Barnards loop as I shot this with an astro modified Canon 6D. #photography #scotland #Orion

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John

@krantzj.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

The other night I was going try to get some tracking shots of Orion but clouds moved it and I only got one shot. Still, I like the streaks from the clouds. #astrophotography #orion #nightskyphotography #nightsky

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Ghilli

@ghail.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

old doodles but I'm not sure if I posted this or not.. I have a memory of a goldfish #megop #orion #TFP

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That Photo Guy

@thatphotoguy.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Orion, photographed from Cairngorm mountain in the stunningly beautiful Scottish Highlands. You can make out a faint Barnards Loop in this image too. If you’ve never visited the Scottish Highlands, I implore you to try and do so. It’s so beautiful. #Bluesky #Orion #Photography

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NASA | ESA Space Updates

@nasaupdates.bsky.social

3 months ago

The Orion spacecraft for Artemis III just aced its acoustic testing! Enormous speakers blasted nearly 140 decibels—as loud as a jet engine at take-off—to ensure it can survive the intense noise and vibrations of launch. 🚀🔊 #Artemis #Orion #SpaceTesting 1/4

Credit: NASA
ESA's European Service Module for Artemis III successfully passing its acoustic test

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JBGarrity Photography

@joegarrity.bsky.social

8 months ago

Mayan culture likened the Orion Nebula to a cosmic fire of creation. It's an enormous cloud of dust and gas with a stellar nursery. At its core are four massive young stars, known as the Trapezium. #astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #orion #nebula #photography