Astronomy buffs! Can you identify this constellation?

[Fox Mulder]

It should be pretty easy if you know the night sky. ;)

[Splatter Phoenix]

1. Orion's Belt. :D

The only one I ever CAN identify.

[jpgray]

2. Orion--the most well-hung constellation in the cosmos.

[Fox Mulder]

3. Orion, yes.

Good job. :)

[nutsnberries]

14. really. some call that thing

dangling below his belt *a sword*.

whatever.

:evilgrin:

[Splatter Phoenix]

4. Okay, wow.

Ruin the night sky for me. Punk.

[Greyhound]

5. yep. n/t

[supernova]

6. The whole thing is Orion the Hunter

:D

[sendero]

7. Easily..

.... my favorite constellation of all :)

[Fox Mulder]

8. Here's another one (little trickier!):

Hint...think double.

[supernova]

9. Geminii, the twins

The top two are Castor and Pollux

[Fox Mulder]

10. Great job.

:D

[supernova]

11. This is fun!

:D

[Fox Mulder]

12. Here's my favorite:

Take a wild guess!

[supernova]

16. That's not the Big Dipper?

[Fox Mulder]

17. Nope!

[sakabatou]

20. Scorpio?

[Fox Mulder]

22. Ding ding ding!

We have a winner!

[sakabatou]

30. The red star gave it away

[supernova]

23. Would be my next guess

[Deja Q]

13. Orion. And look at the size of his sword!

[Fox Mulder]

15. Are you sure that's his sword?

:D

[DS1]

18. If you can't identify this, you've been either home-schooled or have

lived in a cave.

[Fox Mulder]

21. Hey...you gotta start out easy!

:)

[sakabatou]

19. Orion, possibly with Taurus

[Fox Mulder]

24. This one is much harder:

[supernova]

28. Stumped...

[Fox Mulder]

32. Think...

late August...nickname...for the temperature...

[supernova]

33. Canis Major?

I looked at that but it didn't make sense.

[Fox Mulder]

35. Yes!

You're right!

[supernova]

37. Yesssss!

She scores! :bounce:

[fleabert]

25. I am an astronomy dunce, can you tell me what celestial body I saw

last night that was orange? I didn't get a pic, but it looked like an orange star. I assume Mars, since I heard that it was really close earlier this year (like, crazy close) that it might still be pretty close.

[Fox Mulder]

26. What part of the sky was it in?

[fleabert]

29. Uh, the big part?

I have no clue. If you knew Sacramento, I could describe where I was and where I was looking, but i have NO sense of direction!

My husband tells me I might have been facing 'roughly east', based on my description...

[Fox Mulder]

31. I'm guessing it was Mars.

Although I am not certain.

[fleabert]

34. it was bad ass!

:-) thanks!

[supernova]

27. Perhaps Mars

It's loud and proud right now.

[Fox Mulder]

36. Here's one last one:

[supernova]

40. Leo?

[Fox Mulder]

42. Yes.

This was fun. :)

I should probably do some homework now. :(

[GrpCaptMandrake]

38. GREAT res on the belt!

Your photography?

If so, what were the nuts and bolts settings?

Of course, that's not the belt. That's ursa minor, as I later noticed. Sure explains the brightness of the belt.

Now where's that ":imadoofus:" emoticon?

[Fox Mulder]

39. No, not mine.

I wish it was, though.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

41. Noticed you're in MN

Am sorta jealous. My nine year old son would give most anything, even, maybe, a Batman action figure, for a view of the Aurora Borealis.

Few and far between down here in WV

[Fox Mulder]

43. The auroras can be quite fascinating here in MN.

We had some about a month ago that were just dancing all over the sky. It was sure a beautiful sight!

[GrpCaptMandrake]

45. Someday I'll Get The Kids Up That Way

and watch their faces mirror the light in the sky.

[swimboy]

44. Try the planetarium at this site:

http://www.skyviewcafe.com/index.php

You can find just about anything.