Astrophotographer spends nearly 70 hours capturing a delicate blue nebula in Orion (photo)
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By Anthony Wood
Published on March 15, 2026.
Astrophotographer Emil Andronic spent nearly 70 hours capturing the light of a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. The image reveals the blue reflection designated Cederblad 51, which is also known as Orion's Head due to its proximity to the bright star Lambda Orionis. Andronic used two 8-inch telescopes fitted with filters and cooled cameras to capture the nebula. The individual exposures were carefully edited using the astronomy software PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop.
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