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Orion Rising
Astronomer Jimmy Westlake captured this image of Orion rising over the Rocky Mountains. The photograph used two exposures: an 18-minute exposure to show the stars trailing as they rose, and a shorter 25-second exposure to mark the end of each trail with a clearer star image. Orion always appears to rise sideways from the Northern Hemisphere, a familiar sight in the winter sky.
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In tropical astrology, 25 DEC 2002 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 DEC 2002.