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Looking East around 4:30 this morning, I saw this formation of stars. To the left is the moon, I don't recognize the formation on the right. Any clues? The positioning could be slightly off, but close. PJ

 
No astronomer here, but that's Orion.
 
Not an "Astronamor" either but it IS Orion.
 
DrEntropy said:
Not an "Astronamor" either but it IS Orion.
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You know, if you break that word down, it might mean "lover of stars"... which I might be! :D
 
You ol' romantics ... Why ask for the moon, when you already have the stars ...

 
*gigglesnort!*
 
Thanks fellas! Orion, great! The night sky here at times is so black, you can see, I guess, a million stars! A full moon here blocks out 90% of the stars because it's so bright. I walked out the garage this morning and that was looking right at me! I love the Western sky! In the day time, we get beautiful cloud formations that sometimes are awesome. PJ

Have to look for it tomorrow morning and see if I can see the sword.
 
You can't see it in that pictures, but hanging from Orion's belt is a sword comprised of multiple stars. One of the objects (about center) of his sword is actually Orion's Nebula, not a star.
 
We can't see Orion here
EDIT: At least this time of year
At least when civilized people are up and awake
 
Orion was always my favorite constellation as a kid, I liked it because next to Ursa Major and the North Star it was always the easiest thing for me to pick out.
 
DNK said:
We can't see Orion here
EDIT: At least this time of year
At least when civilized people are up and awake
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OK Don - this Orion's for you:

AP-3C-Orion.png
 
P3
My bro flew those
See em over head occasionally
 
Boink said:
And the nebula, with a pretty good telescope, reveals quite the hot-bed of star formation (with its "trapezium" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezium_Cluster ).
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I have a 4 inch Refracting scope and a 8 inch Reflecting scope, but they haven,t been out of the cases for quite some time. Gotta dig them out. This TF has just about used up all my time and the farm gets what's left! :rolleye: PJ
 
PAUL161 said:
I have a 4 inch Refracting scope and a 8 inch Reflecting scope, but they haven,t been out of the cases for quite some time. Gotta dig them out. This TF has just about used up all my time and the farm gets what's left! :rolleye: PJ
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Me either. I've got a 3.5" refractor (with drive and computer interface) and a 10" reflector (Dobsonian mount). Used to be really into it. Now the world of amateur astronomy has been swept by digital cameras and motorized equatorial mounts.

Frankly, I just LOVE being in the middle of nowhere with a very good pair of 10x50 binoculars. I can't even see the Andromeda Galaxy where I live due to light pollution; I think it's one of the more dramatic things to see in total darkness.
 
This morning, around 4 AM, Oreon was so clear it's sword was very visible. I have to get my scopes out of the case and set them up again. It has always amazed me how visible with the naked eye, but how far away everything is in space. PJ
 
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