I think this is orion?

[Lonestar2123]

Hello! I have been taking random pictures in my city all night long! and I found something that I believe is the Orion Nebula but I am not to sure... If anyone has a good eye out there for crappy iPhone photos! but I am unsure what this is.. ? and the app that I use for my phone works a bit off set... Not to sure what I was looking at! But it blew me away! 

[tooth_dr]

Well done!  A fantastic phone pic!

[vlaiv]

Yes, that is hart of Orion nebula (M42) - central region called Trapezium - after 4 stars that you captured in first image (there are really 6 stars that you can observe there, but two are tiny and you need good scope and stable atmosphere to see them).

Here is image from Wiki article on that nebula - first image taken of it back in 1880 - shows same stars and nebulosity, but here trapezium is not resolved as in your.

[Lonestar2123]

12 minutes ago, vlaiv said:

Yes, that is hart of Orion nebula (M42) - central region called Trapezium - after 4 stars that you captured in first image (there are really 6 stars that you can observe there, but two are tiny and you need good scope and stable atmosphere to see them.

 

awesome! thank you for the info! I honestly had no idea of what I was looking at! Thank you  

[Stu]

Great shots Lonestar. Which phone were they taken with?

[Lonestar2123]

iPhone X  through my Orion XT8