Albireo

This maize and blue binary star
is a favorite autumn target.
A 4 second exposure was made with
 a Kodak DC290 digital camera
on a Celestron 114GT
telescope at 80X power.

Photo by Matt A.

 

.Star Trails and Jupiter-shine!

Star trails over the dome of the
2.1m telescope at Kitt Peak
National Observatory The reflection on
the dome at lower right is light from Jupiter.

Photo by A. M.
Orion

The stars of Orion begin to set. 
Can you spot the Great Nebula, Betelgeuse, Rigel?

 

Photo by A. H.
 

Polaris

Star trails enclose Polaris, the
North star, over a telescope dome
at Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Photo by A. M.


 		 The Face of Taurus

The stars of Taurus' face form the
open cluster known as the Hyades (left). 
The Pleiades (right) sit on the shoulder of the bull.

 

Photo by A. H.