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[quote="Nancy D"]I don't think so. If you follow and extend the curve of the handle of the big dipper, the first big star you get to is Arcturus.
I think the constellation Scorpio, containing Antares, is probably behind the mountains. Hasn't Jupiter been hanging just above Scorpio this summer?[/quote]I agree. I figure Antares is just behind the mountains.
I also found a few stars that have to be doubles from the panorama photo stitching (in the neighborhood of Gamma Bootes). I couldn't match it to my charts there.
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Hi,

Isn't the "big" image actually smaller than the image on the description page? Has someone linked the wrong pic?

The pic here: [url]http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070814.html[/url] is 1773x600

While the pic here: [url]http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0708/tetons_pacholka_big.jpg[/url] is 1250x423

Are they just the wrong way round or is there a larger version available somewhere?

Cheers,

Charles

I don't think so. If you follow and extend the curve of the handle of the big dipper, the first big star you get to is Arcturus.

I think the constellation Scorpio, containing Antares, is probably behind the mountains. Hasn't Jupiter been hanging just above Scorpio this summer?

, , , ohhhhh but what a pretty pretty picture.

I want to point out that the bright star in the center is not Arcturus but Antares.
Jon