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Image 7 of 9

Date: 10/03/13 - 23:10 UT

This image was taken using the all-sky camera on the Liverpool Telescope enclosure. It is part of a series taken on the night of 10/03/2013 that shows how the constellation of Orion moves across the night sky. We use the all-sky camera to check on the cloud situation, but it is also useful for capturing meteors and satellites.

If you look at the images carefully, what is strange about the image orientation? Can you work out which way is North ... how? What other constellations and features can you see in the image?

Orion is one of 88 constellations (groups of stars), and the following guide provides some more information about them:

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