This is a panorama of the evening sky on March 25, 2020, with brilliant Venus high in the west at centre just after the date (March 24) of its greatest elongation in the evening sky for 2020. It appears here about as high as it can get with the ecliptic tipped up to a high angle in spring. To the left is Orion and the winter stars in the twilight, including Sirius at far left. Just above the horizon right of centre in the bright twilight is the day-old thin crescent Moon about to set. Above Venus are the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. This is a panorama of 5 segments with the Nikon D750 and 24mm Sigma lens, stitched with PTGui. Each segment was 8 seconds at ISO 400 and f/2.8.
Orion constellation, with Barnard's Loop nebula and Orion Sword nebulosity. Taken with 165mm telephoto lens with Pentax 6x7 camera and Ektachrome E200 film and 18 minute exposure. Taken from home October 2003. Some trailing in Declination.
Orion to Canis Major and Sirius, shot from NSW, Australia, December 2003. Shot with 90mm lens at f/3.5 for 24 minutes on 120-format Ektachrome E200 slide film with Pentax 6x7 camera. Glow added in Photoshop.
