Starship Asterisk*

Rosette Nebula taken mid-February 40 miles west of downtown Chicago. AstroTech EDT115, Losmandy GM811G mount, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro camera, L-Extreme filter. 36 x 300 second exposures using an OrionST-80 and ZWO ASI174mm for guiding.

This image has about 7 different DSO’s (Deep Space Objects) in it, but the largest one is M42 – the Orion Nebula. Most anyone who has looked up at the night sky recognizes Orion. The constellation is visible from mid-fall through to the spring and is easily found looking at the 3 stars in Orion’s be...