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Winter Constellations

author: J.Lodriguss/Novapix

reference: a-cst37-00005

Image Size 300 DPI: 75 * 18 cm

The constellations of Canis Major (the Big Dog), Orion (the Hunter), and Taurus (the Bull) stretch across the winter sky just before the start of dawn in the beginning of November. Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, dominates the left side of the frame. Sirius is the alpha star in the constellation of Canis Major and is located only 9 light years away. Orion, the most distinctive of the winter constellations, is in the middle of the frame. The Hyades and Pleiades (the 7 Sisters), two beautiful open clusters in Taurus, are on the right side of the image.

Keywords for this photo:

2005 - ALDEBARAN - ASTRONOMY - BETELGEUSE - BLUE SUPERGIANT - CANIS MAJOR - CONSTELLATION - HORIZON - HYADES - LANDSCAPE - M42 - M45 - NEBULA - NGC 1976 - NIGHT - OPEN CLUSTER - ORION - PANORAMA - PLEIADES - POSTER - RED SUPERGIANT - RIGEL - SIRIUS - STAR - STAR CLUSTER - STARRY SKY - TAURUS - TREE - WINTER -