Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A bevy of bright stars

A bevy of bright stars congregates in the east this evening. Sirius, the brightest star in the night, is lowest in the sky. Blue-white Rigel and orange Betelgeuse, the leading lights of Orion, are above it, with the twins of Gemini far to their left.

- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill

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