The Orion and Flame Nebula

As winter was coming to an end, and some fresh upgrades to my telescope had arrived, I thought it would be no better time than any to get one last shot of the Orion Nebula. I sat in a cold, dark field all night in my tent, capturing over 3 hours of exposure time. The final image did not disappoint, this is my favourite image to date that I have taken with my telescope. The bright and vivid reds display clouds of gas many times larger than our own Solar system, contrasting with the deep black of space. In the bottom left you can even make out the details of the horse head in the aptly named Horsehead Nebula.