Observation by Steve Brown: Christmas Day Celestial 'G'

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2024 Dec 25 - 23:00

Uploaded

2025 Jan 01 - 15:06

Objects

Aldebaran
Capella
Castor
Pollux
Procyon
Sirius
Rigel
Bellatrix
Betelgeuse

Equipment

Sony A7S
14mm lens

Exposure

5s exp, 14mm fl, f/2.8, ISO-6400

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

The Celestial 'G' asterism

Title

Christmas Day Celestial 'G'

About this image

I had some clear spells on Christmas Day evening so I thought I'd try to capture the Celestial 'G' asterism for the Christmas Observer’s Challenge. The asterism starts with Aldebaran in Taurus before moving up to Capella in Auriga. From there it moves to Castor and Pollux in Gemini and then on to Procyon in Canis Minor. The final section starts with Sirius in Canis Major before moving on to Rigel, Bellatrix and finally Betelgeuse in Orion to form the final part of the 'G'. It was nice to get Mars and Jupiter in the shot too.

Files associated with this observation

The Celestial 'G'.jpg (2.0 MB)

Like this image

Jeremy Shears, Duncan Hale-Sutton, Geof Lewis

Comments

Jeremy Shears, 2025 Jan 03 - 16:57 UTC

That’s a fascinating image, Steve!

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