Glimpsing Orion's Setting in the Western Sky

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TL;DR

Some pics I took with a Canon EOS 600D camera.

Orion setting in the west.

 

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Scorpio rising in the east.

 

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Matching view of Orion from Stellarium:

 

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Matching view of Scorpio from Stellarium. I have outlined the constellation as it appears in my pic above.

 

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Canis Major: Sirius at lower right almost obscured by the palm.

 

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Stellarium View of the same:

 

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Southern Cross and Pointers

 

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Scorpio setting. 6th June 2023 4:09am

Canon EOS 600D 18 mm f/11 15 sec
ISO 3200

 

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Sagittarius and Corona Australis. Scorpio's tail at lower left. 20th May 2023 5:22 am.

Somewhere in there lurks Sagittarius A - the monster black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. Obviously the pic will show no signs of that!

Canon EOS 600D 30 mm f/11 10 sec
ISO 3200