Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  13.88  ·  14.15  ·  19 Ori)  ·  24 Ori)  ·  28 Ori)  ·  34 Ori)  ·  44 Ori)  ·  46 Ori)  ·  50 Ori)  ·  53 Ori)  ·  58 Ori)  ·  585 Bilkis  ·  67 Eri)  ·  788 Hohensteina  ·  Al Mankib  ·  Algebar (β Ori  ·  B223  ·  B224  ·  B225  ·  B33  ·  B35  ·  B36  ·  Betelgeux (α Ori  ·  De Mairan's nebula  ·  Dhalim (β Eri  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  Great Orion Nebula  ·  IC 2118  ·  IC 2132  ·  IC 404  ·  And 83 more.
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Orion Constellation, Hano Steyn
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Orion Constellation

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Orion Constellation

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This was my first outing to a Bortle 2 sky.  I was totally overwhelmed by how many stars you see compared to my regular Bortle 7 backyard.  Ended up having lots of difficulty doing the polar alignment, just to many stars in my polar scope .  Next time I think I will use N.I.N.A.

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Orion Constellation, Hano Steyn