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One way ticket to Orion, please.

            One way ticket to Orion, please.  Last night we had clear skies and this was a shot I had in mind for a while now. I stood on the side of the road for a couple hours, first tracking and photographing Pleiades to pass the time until Orion came into view.

And while not a very big achievement, but a small personal win for myself. I couldn't find Ursa Major due to the surrounding trees (my primary method to finding Polaris for tracking), I was able to find and identify Pherkad and Kochab with Stellarium to then find Polaris. I then spent some time learning some of the stars for the first time: Aldebaran, Elnath, Menkalinan, Capella, Zeta Persei.

Taken on: November 25, 2024

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orion

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astrophotographer

astrophoto

astronomy

constellations

vermont

winter

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Camera: Canon EOS R, 35 sec, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R
Exposure Time:	35
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Bulb
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 26.0 (Windows)
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