Orion and Organ Pipe Cactus

The constellation of Orion the Hunter over an organ pipe cactus. The bright pink star at top center is the red giant Betelgeuse. The foreground was illuminated by a 2-days-past-full moon.

Date: March 16, 2006
Time: 10:16 p.m. MST
Location: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Camera: Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR on fixed tripod
Film: Kodak Elite Chrome 400 slide (pushed one stop)
Focal length: 40 mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure time: 20 seconds
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-2000