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What constellations are these?

Started by Klitos, Mar 07, 2018, 07:27:29

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Klitos

This morning, the Windows 10 lock screen displayed a picture of Monument Valley, Utah, with a starry sky. I was puzzled that I couldn't recognize any of the stars or constellations. Can you?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/28212928@N07/9611670599/


JohnP

well looks like The Coathanger jumps out at me - bottom centre..

Carole

John is right, it's not very clear but we are looking at Cygnus lying on it's side (Deneb to the left).

Carole

Klitos

Thanks for pointing that out. I suppose also the bright star in the center, a quarter of the way down from the top, is Vega in Lyra? I find it hard to recognize stars when there are lots of them in the sky, because I'm used to seeing the night sky in built-up areas, where only the brightest stars can be seen and are therefore easy to pick out. It's even harder in a photograph where the stars saturate the sensor making it hard to tell differences between brightnesses.

Carole

Rough and ready mark up.  Summer triangle and top of cygnus marked:
Oh I think I marked the wrong one as Deneb, it's the next bright star down.