Astrophotography: Hunter's Moon and Supermoon

I find out about space things more often from people who know I like space than from my own knowledge.   So it was the night of Oct 15th that I pulled out the scope to try and get a picture of a supermoon that also happens to be a Hunters moon.  I hadn't even realized this was occurring until I was tipped off.  So yall keep me updated!!

A supermoon is just a full moon at the time when the moon's orbit is the closest to the Earth.   When a moon is full and at its closest point to the Earth it really does appear bigger in the sky.  

The hunters moon is just a term for a full moon in October.   Traditionally this was the time hunters were getting ready to stock up on game meat for the winter months ahead.

No matter what the full moon is always a beautiful sight.

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Astrophotgraphy - Orion Nebula

I haven't gotten out under the stars in awhile, but I was able to finish processing one of my favorite pictures.   This one actually turned out better than than I thought it would and shows how much beauty is hidden in the night sky.  The subject of this photo is the Orion Nebula.

I took this picture with a Stellarvue SV90 refractor and a D90 Nikon camera.   This pictures is over an hour of exposure time.

The Orion Nebula is located in the Orion Constellation.  This is one is easy to find when you look for the 3 stars that form Orion's belt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation)#/media/File:Orion_IAU.svg

The Orion Nebula is also known as M42 and is found right under Orion's belt.  It was first noted by Charles Messier on March 4, 1769. The nebula is in the Milky Way, but over 1300 light years away from us.  It is a massive nebula spanning 24 light years across at its widest point.   The nebula is a star nursery and over 700 stars have been observed in various stages of formation.  Ever at the large distance away, it is the closest stellar nursery to Earth and is bright enough to see as a "smudge" to the naked eye on a dark night. Get it under a telescope and it is jaw dropping beautiful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula