The easternmost star in Orion’s belt is a brilliant, blue/white one named Altinak. The region surrounding it (“Alnitak’s World”) is rich in celestial features. This includes the “Flame” and “Horsehead” nebulas. Note the billowing effect in the dark, reddish wall of space dust that dominates the bottom half of the image. The scene contains both emission and reflection nebulas.

Takahashi CCA-250 Astrograph with an ST11000 camera, and Astrodon filters F/ 3.6. LRGB (30/5minBW, 5/5min2x2binRGB).