The other night, as we entered a concerted high pressure weather system, the moon rose through an interesting cloud fragmentation (which I missed capturing) only to reveal absolute clarity in the night sky. Stars in my eyes followed………..
The sky was very blue black and bright in the moonlight and the stars were very very bright and clear. So with a simple phone camera I caught some surprising images. Normally I struggle to replicate my naked eye views of the stars.
I think by the TV aerial just above is Aldebaran and Hyades? while centre is Orions belt and above is Betelgeuse and below Rigel? and just into the cloud at the top may be Castor and Pollux – Gemini?
Best I can offer for the above two is Hydra on the left edge?
It looks like Cassiopeia – the cluster towards top left by the cloud? and that bottom light is starlike but badly out of focus.
Orions belt centre and Aldebaran upper right?
is it possible these stars to centre and left are andromeda?
The sunset which made me look skywards to start with, had some isolated whispery shower clouds.
For the proper stargazers – All images taken in northern england at 19:25 in the evening on 7th March 2023 – you can tell I am no astronomer.
The Wargaming Erratic 