Astronomy Picture of Day: Winter Hexagon# Astronomy - 天文
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The Winter Hexagon
Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss
Explanation: Some of the brightest stars form a large and easily found pattern in the winter
sky of Earth's northern hemisphere. Dubbed the Winter Hexagon, the stars involved can
usually be identified even in the bright night skies of a big city. The six stars that compose the
Winter Hexagon are Aldebaren, Capella, Castor, Procyon, Rigel, and Sirius. Rolling your
cursor over the above image will identify them. The Winter H
Credit & Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss
Explanation: Some of the brightest stars form a large and easily found pattern in the winter
sky of Earth's northern hemisphere. Dubbed the Winter Hexagon, the stars involved can
usually be identified even in the bright night skies of a big city. The six stars that compose the
Winter Hexagon are Aldebaren, Capella, Castor, Procyon, Rigel, and Sirius. Rolling your
cursor over the above image will identify them. The Winter H