Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai
Explanation:
This night was so serene you could see Orion rise downwards.
The unusual spectacle was captured in this single-exposure image, featuring a deep
sky around the famous constellation of Orion that appeared both above -- and reflected
in -- a peaceful lake in the
Gyirong
Valley of
Tibet,
China.
Taken last year at this time, the three belt
stars of Orion can be seen lined up almost vertically
above and below the
Himalayan Mountains.
The complex Orion Nebula can be seen to the belt stars'
right, while the red-glowing circular structure
surrounding Orion is Barnard's Loop.
Also, the bright red star
Betelgeuse is
doubly visible on the image left, while bright blue
Rigel appears twice
on the image right.
Familiar Orion
is becoming
increasingly visible
as Winter (Summer) descends on the Northern (Southern) hemisphere.
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