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Asha Prasad
Saint Paul, MN, USA
03/04/2021
07:21 am

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iPhone11

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I pointed the camera at the Southwestern Sky with Betelgeuse at the center and clicked away. You can see 4 winter constellations and Mars.
C = Canis Minor with its bright star Procyon.
G= Gemini. Pollux is visible. Unfortunately the big blue star, Castor was left out of the frame.
T= Taurus. You can see all of its major stars, Tianguan and Elnath(Auriga) on the top, and the big bright Aldebaran forming the cone of stars. Above Mars (M)you can see the star cluster, Pleiades
O = Orion. You can see all of its major stars forming the complete shape of the archer wielding the bow. Betelgeuse and Bellatrix on top, The three stars in a straight line (Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka), Left foot , Rigel and right foot Saiph and even the stars that form the bow.

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