This was
your sky.
A December Winter Night
Orion climbs over mountains in this deep skyscape, captured from southern Poland on the northern hemisphere's long solstice night. The camera, modified to record red hydrogen-alpha light, reveals otherwise unseen nebulae. These nebulae lie near the edge of the Orion molecular cloud, joining the Hunter's familiar belt stars and bright giants Betelgeuse and Rigel. Yellowish Aldebaran, the Eye of Taurus the Bull, anchors the scene.
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In tropical astrology, 28 DEC 2024 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 28 DEC 2024.