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

, , , ohhhhh but what a pretty pretty picture.

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?

Hi,

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

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

While the pic here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/ ... ka_big.jpg is 1250x423

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

Cheers,

Charles

Nancy D wrote: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?

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.