You may have seen Orion's belt before -- but not like this. The three bright stars across this image are, from left to right, Mintaka, Alnilam, and Alnitak: the iconic belt stars of Orion. The rest of the stars in the frame have been digitally removed to highlight the surrounding clouds of glowing gas and dark dust.
This image by Marathon Skypark and Observatory in Marathon, Texas spans about 5 degrees and required about 20 hours of exposure.
#Astrophotography
https://at.tumblr.com/just--space/orions-belt-region-in-gas-and-dust-you-may-have/7iup6dyz7je8
@Florence Love it! My daughter and I buried a couple of those fake skeletons under the crawlspace when we left our last place.
Just listening to an American lady talking about how Americans view the UK - that we still have jousting and everyone has a butler. 😆 I wish! (The latter part. Of COURSE we still joust! 😉
#cosoUK
If you can, and you're feeling Christmassy, please help out our dear #CoSo friend @Blue_Skyesr_here who's having a difficult time making it through during this cold weather with rent rises etc.
She has a PayPal pools fund if you are able to consider contributing anything to it.
She's a great CoSoer and very supportive of other members who are experiencing difficulties.
It's the time of giving too!
Here's the link...
News
Arrest Affidavit Unsealed
Colorado Springs - Club Q shooting
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/us/club-q-shooting-arrest-affidavit-unsealed
COLD CASE BOY IDENTIFIED:
Philidelphia - 60 years later, investigators have been able to identify the body of a young boy that was found inside of a box. His name was Joseph Augustus Zerilli and he unfortunately was found dead in 1957.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93coNAhfjBU [1m video]
It's me. I'm the problem. I'm that person your mother warned you about! 'We all do well when we all do well' (Wellstone) #BLM #VoteBlue #Democracy #Cancer