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Orion and Canis Major

author: A.Fujii/David Malin Images/Novapix

reference: a-cst37-00003

Image Size 300 DPI: 45 * 56 cm

The brightest star is Sirius in Canis Major. Above at right, Orion, and above Sirius, on the left, Procyon in Canis Minor. Betelgeuse, Procyon and Sirius compose an asterism named the winter triangle.

Keywords for this photo:

ASTRONOMY - BETELGEUSE - BLUE SUPERGIANT - CANIS MAJOR - CANIS MINOR - CONSTELLATION - M42 - MILKY WAY - NEBULA - NGC 1976 - NIGHT - ORION - POSTER - PROCYON - RED SUPERGIANT - RIGEL - SIRIUS - STAR - STARRY SKY - WINTER - WINTER TRIANGLE -