Glimpsing Orion's Setting in the Western Sky

In summary, the conversation is about the positions of constellations in the night sky, specifically Orion and Scorpio. The speaker mentions using Stellarium to match the view of these constellations in the sky. They also mention other constellations such as Canis Major, Southern Cross, and Sagittarius, as well as the date and time of when they were observed. There is also a mention of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, although it cannot be seen in the picture taken.
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Some pics I took with a Canon EOS 600D camera.
Orion setting in the west.

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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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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

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