Friday, September 19, 2025

Cassiopeia and Perseus


This is a pretty subtle photograph of the night skies.  It is not often that I have something more spectacular.  The night sky and stars, in wide angle views, which this is, is a very subtle thing.  But to stand under the stars and begin to look for familiar things is such a rich experience.  So to make this have some kind of interest, I have drawn the constellation lines that define the two constellations of both Cassopeia and Perseus.  But look at all the stars.  It is such a shame that most people never get to see the stars like this, because of light pollution created by man.  Please click on this image to see a larger version with more detail.

 

4 comments:

Joan Edwards said...

I remember being in Mexico for Amy's Wedding and we saw so many stars and constellations which I never see here.

Anonymous said...

This is spectacular! Trace

Anonymous said...

Wow! This is the way to view the night sky.
Thanks Ken!!

Betsey said...

This is so cool. I used to be able to see the Big Dipper/Ursa Major. But now it is more difficult. Thanks for posting this.