Orion – ColeyArtAstro

If You Say Betelgeuse Thrice

Will It Go Supernova

Beetle Star In The Astronomy News

Amateur Astronomer’s Always Have Something To Say About Orion

Betelgeuse is one of the largest stars currently known — with a radius around 1400 times larger than the Sun’s in the millimeter continuum. About 600 light-years away in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter), the red supergiant burns brightly, causing it to have only a short life expectancy.

The star is just about eight million years old, but is already on the verge of becoming a supernova.

When that happens, the resulting explosion will be visible from Earth, even in broad daylight.

The Betlegeuse Orion Files

Back Soon In The Sky Near You

Orion Hunter Mythology Story

Near To Orion Is Enough

So I Will Feature the Eridanus Constellation

Eridanus is a constellation in the southern hemisphere. It is represented as a river. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the sixth largest of the modern constellations. The same name was later taken as a Latin name for the real Po River and also for the name of a minor river in Athens.

Eridanus contains the galaxies NGC 1232, NGC 1234, NGC 1291 and NGC 1300, a grand design barred spiral galaxy.

Just Part Of Orion & I

constellation fascination

The night sky is getting darker earlier in the evening right now so it’s time to see the constellations of the northern hemisphere in good ‘view’.

See other resources for those by viewing further on as I am not looking through a telescope, just looking up and seeing clouds!

image-constellation-centaurus — Tree in Centaurus non-specified!

Saucepan

Cassiopeia

This Space Probe

Taken At The Milky Way Drive By

Realistic take on the solar system subject.

A relief from scary fekking clowns take a lookup above instead for some real inspiration.

Cloudy Orion & Taurus 07/12/15 by Spicey_Spiney on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Taken with a Canon 1100D with 18-55mm lens

Cloudy Orion & Taurus 07/12/15 by Spicey_Spiney on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Taken with a Canon 1100D with 18-55mm lens

Lepus is under Orion

When the sky is clear – you can even see Lepus on the horizon

I can make out Lepus tonight with my naked eye. The best view so far this autumn. Of course, Orion looks glorious as it always does on a clear night, though I find it much harder to see Lepus in such detail usually.

Lepus is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator, immediately south of Orion. Its name is Latin for…

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Lepus is under Orion

When the sky is clear – you can even see Lepus on the horizon

I can make out Lepus tonight with my naked eye. The best view so far this autumn. Of course, Orion looks glorious as it always does on a clear night, though I find it much harder to see Lepus in such detail usually.

Lepus is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator, immediately south of Orion. Its name is Latin for…

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Lepus is under Orion

When the sky is clear – you can even see Lepus on the horizon

I can make out Lepus tonight with my naked eye. The best view so far this autumn. Of course, Orion looks glorious as it always does on a clear night, though I find it much harder to see Lepus in such detail usually.

Lepus is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator, immediately south of Orion. Its name is Latin for hare. Although the hare does not represent any particular figure in Greek mythology, Lepus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is located below the constellation Orion (the hunter), and is sometimes represented as a hare being chased by Orion or, alternatively, by Orion’s hunting dogs.

Orion and Lepus clip

Quote is via Wiki

This constellation should not be confused with Lupus, the wolf.

friday night astronomy feature

The Orion Nebula

The nebula is visible with the naked eye even from areas affected by some light pollution. It is seen as the middle “star” in the sword of Orion, which are the three stars located south of Orion’s Belt. The star appears fuzzy to sharp-eyed observers, and the nebulosity is obvious through binoculars or a small telescope. The peak surface brightness of the central region is about…

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friday night astronomy feature

The Orion Nebula

The nebula is visible with the naked eye even from areas affected by some light pollution. It is seen as the middle “star” in the sword of Orion, which are the three stars located south of Orion’s Belt. The star appears fuzzy to sharp-eyed observers, and the nebulosity is obvious through binoculars or a small telescope. The peak surface brightness of the central region is about…

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friday night astronomy feature

The Orion Nebula

The nebula is visible with the naked eye even from areas affected by some light pollution. It is seen as the middle “star” in the sword of Orion, which are the three stars located south of Orion’s Belt. The star appears fuzzy to sharp-eyed observers, and the nebulosity is obvious through binoculars or a small telescope. The peak surface brightness of the central region is about 17 Mag/arcsec² (about 14 milli nits) and the outer bluish glow has a peak surface brightness of 21.3 Mag/arcsec² (about 0.27 millinits). (In the photos shown here the brightness, or luminance, is enhanced by a large factor.)

The Orion Nebula contains a very young open cluster, known as the Trapezium due to the asterism of its primary four stars. Two of these can be resolved into their component binary systems on nights with good seeing, giving a total of six stars. The stars of the Trapezium, along with many other stars, are still in their early years. The Trapezium may be a component of the much larger Orion Nebula Cluster, an association of about 2,000 stars within a diameter of 20 light years. Two million years ago this cluster may have been the home of the runaway stars AE Aurigae, 53 Arietis, and Mu Columbae, which are currently moving away from the nebula at velocities greater than 100 km/s.

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— Chris Cole (@ColeyArtAstro) September 12, 2015