Orion, my favorite. In Vermont, in August about 3 am Orion appears following the 7 Maidens (Pleiades) and Taurus the Bull. Winter is coming. It's noticeable as the season progresses, the higher and later Orion appears. Another constellation I admire is Queen Cassiopeia (the big W) The Monarch Butterfly has four wings. The four outside stars are the wings and the middle star the head.While the butterfly migrates to Mexico, it's always in the sky. Amazing how mythology connects the stars.
My father mentioned to me when young, Orion was the (big Dipper (Ursa Major). Easy to find the North Star being the last star in the small bear (Ursa Minor). If photographing interesting star patterns, have a time exposure centered on the North Star, all other stars rotate around it. I've done exposures over 6 hours, just lock the shutter open. Astronomy is fascinating.
Orion, my favorite. In Vermont, in August about 3 am Orion appears following the 7 Maidens (Pleiades) and Taurus the Bull. Winter is coming. It's noticeable as the season progresses, the higher and later Orion appears. Another constellation I admire is Queen Cassiopeia (the big W) The Monarch Butterfly has four wings. The four outside stars are the wings and the middle star the head.While the butterfly migrates to Mexico, it's always in the sky. Amazing how mythology connects the stars.
My father mentioned to me when young, Orion was the (big Dipper (Ursa Major). Easy to find the North Star being the last star in the small bear (Ursa Minor). If photographing interesting star patterns, have a time exposure centered on the North Star, all other stars rotate around it. I've done exposures over 6 hours, just lock the shutter open. Astronomy is fascinating.