The Orion constellation, just before he sets behind Kitheronas mountain. Role the mouse over the picture to see a different view. The second picture is a composition of the first one and an image taken earlier with the camera mounted on a tracking device. The most faint deep sky objects like most nebulas and galaxies cannot be combined with earthy foregrounds in one shot because during the long exposure required to capture these objects, they are a 'moving target' due to the Earths rotation.
20100205Orion01.jpg: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT mod, 5/2/2010 1:56 - 1:57, Shutter Speed 20 sec x 2 shots, Aperture Value 2.2, ISO 800, Lens Canon EF28mm f/1.8 USM, Focal Length 28.0 m 20100205Orion02.jpg: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT mod, EQ6, 4/2/2010 23:59 - 5/2/2010 00:35, Shutter Speed 215 sec x 8 + 7 darks, Aperture Value 2.8, ISO 800, Lens Canon EF28mm f/1.8 USM, Focal Length 28.0 mm