Constellations

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Perhaps the the most iconic of Northern constellations Ursa Major (The Great Bear) or more popularly referred to as “The Big Dipper”.
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A wide-field view of the sky taken from the summit of the Haleakala volcano on Maui. The area encompasses portions of the Constellations of Lepus (The Hare), Eridani (The River), and Fornax (The Furnace). An annotated version of the photo is posted below.
A wide-field view of the southern sky taken from the summit of the Haleakala volcano on Maui showing southern constellations not easily visible from Colorado. The area encompasses portions of the Constellations of Lepus (The Hare), Eridani (The River) and Fornax (The Furnace). An annotated version of the photo is posted below.
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Located just to the North-East of Orion’s left shoulder is the constellation of Gemini. It is most easily located by its two brightest stars, Castor (m 1.6) & Pollux (m 1.2).
The constellation of Orion is probably the most easily recognized constellation after Ursa Major (the Big Dipper). Its large size and bright stars dominates the winter sky from December through March. It is the home of the great Orion Nebula (M42) and numerous other nebula, star clusters and double stars
A wide-field view of the cionstellations Orion The Hunter) and Taurus (The Bull) from the summit of the Haleakala volcano on Maui. The photos are from a stack of three 15 second exposures, ISO 3200. An annotated version of the photo showing the constellation Lines is posted below.
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Another wide-field view of the southern sky taken from the summit of the Haleakala volcano on Maui showing constellations not easily visible from Colorado. The area encompasses portions of the Constellations of Canis Major, Columbia, Lepus, Puppis and Pyxis along with the dense star clouds of the Milkyway. An annotated version of the photo is posted below.
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