Orion's Sword (NGC 1976, NGC 1977, NGC 1981)

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Orion includes the prominent asterism known as the Belt of Orion: three bright stars (Alnitak, Mintaka, Alnilam) in a row.
Descending from the 'belt' is a smaller line of stars (one of which is in fact not a star but the Orion Nebula), known as the hunter's 'sword'.

Hutech modified Canon 350D, 20x60sec, ISO 800
200mm f/2.8 Canon lens, Astrotrac TT320
captured with ImagesPlus 2.82, no darks and flats, processed with DeepSkyStacker, ACDSeePro2