Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Orions Belt

I am happy I was able to capture all 3 stars of Orions belt.
On the left ζ Ori (Alnitak) 800 light years away and 100,000 brighter than our sun.
In the centre ε Ori (Alnilam) 1340 light years and 375,000 times brighter than our sun.
On the right lies Mintaka a mere 915 light years away and just 90,000 times brighter than the sun. 
Mintaka is also a double star and takes less than 6 days to orbit around each other.
This is a 45 minute exposure at Iso 800 on my Canon 40d
 
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