Constellation pictures for Physics 1135

You will need to identify pictures marked with ***.

Winter constellations

Taurus (V shape)*** (wide angle)***

closeup of Taurus: Hyades and Pleiades*** (Mars at lower right)

another view of the Pleiades; Jupiter and Saturn at lower left, California nebula near top

Orion in center; belt stars pointing to Sirius (lower left, brightest star in night sky); Hyades at upper right (wide angle)***

Orion***

Orion***

closeup: Orion's belt***

Auriga

(bright star at top center is Capella)

Canis Major

(Sirius is above the center of the picture)

all photographs by Douglas Downing, Seattle Pacific University