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Pine Road New Paltz, New Paltz New York

02/18/2023
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Equipment Details:

I used my Nikon D500 with a 18mm lens f 3.5, ISO 1600 exposure time was 10.3 seconds. The camera was mounted on a tripod. I used a remote shutter opener

Post-processing Details:

I used IPHOTO shapened the image.

Image Details:

This photo contains three of the most iconic Winter constellations. The bright bluish colored star near bottom left is Sirius, the brightest star in the Northern hemisphere in the constellation Canis Majoris. Continuing diagonally to the right is Orion The Hunter with its iconic shape the three stars in his belt and the three stars in the sword. The Great Orion Nebula is just visible in the sword as a fuzzy blue patch. Onward to the upper right is Taurus the Bull a V shape, With the super red giant star Aldebaran making the eye of the Bull. And finally near the right top is orange colored Mars.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!