Orion's Nebulae (2009 Sept 29)

[astrolabe]

Hello All,

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090929.html

So, who is this guy?

oriondeep_andreo[1].jpg (17.39 KiB) Viewed 1070 times

[neufer]

So, who is this guy?

Your worst nightmare:

[orin stepanek]

So, who is this guy?

Your worst nightmare

He does look kind of spooky Halloween's just around the corner!

Orin

[NightSkyWatcher]

I'm trying to get oriented on this picture. This photo shows the Horsehead nebula with the horse facing Alnitak toward the observers left and the 3 main stars of Orion's belt in a diagonal line upward and to the left. But when I look at Orion from the northern hemisphere, the three stars of Orion's belt line up diagonally to the right. Is this image reversed for some reason or is it just me?

[neufer]

I'm trying to get oriented on this picture. This photo shows the Horsehead nebula with the horse facing Alnitak toward the observers left and the 3 main stars of Orion's belt in a diagonal line upward and to the left. But when I look at Orion from the northern hemisphere, the three stars of Orion's belt line up diagonally to the right. Is this image reversed for some reason or is it just me?

• The image was rotated so:
  
  1) the horsehead would be upright
  . and/or
  2) M42 would be included

Neither is the case in: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090210.html

[NightSkyWatcher]

Thanks. I looked on the sky view of Google Earth and it shows that what you say is correct.