Daily Astronomer Image Page

DAILY ASTRONOMER IMAGE PAGE

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March 28, 2013: An Out of Place Triangle

Image:  "The Winter Triangle" consists of three stars: Sirius, Betelgeuse, and Procyon.    Each star is part of a different constellation.  Sirius marks the nose of Canis Major; Betelgeuse represent Orion the Hunter's shoulder; and Procyon is Canis Minor's tail.       The Winter Triangle is so named because one can easily observe it in the winter sky.  However, it remains in view throughout the early spring's western evening sky.