Orion Over and Under Tibet
Image Credit & Copyright:
Jeff Dai
This night was so serene you could see Orion rise downwards.
The unusual spectacle was captured in this single-exposure image, featuring a deep sky around the famous constellation of Orion that appeared both above -- and reflected in -- a peaceful lake in the
Gyirong Valley of
Tibet,
China.
Taken last year at this time, the three belt
stars of Orion can be seen lined up almost vertically above and below the
Himalayan Mountains.
The complex Orion Nebula can be seen to the belt stars' right, while the red-glowing circular structure
surrounding Orion is Barnard's Loop.
Also, the bright red star
Betelgeuse is
doubly visible on the image left, while bright blue
Rigel appears twice on the image right.
Familiar Orion is becoming
increasingly visible
as Winter (Summer) descends on the Northern (Southern) hemisphere.