Orion and the stars of a northern winter rising over a snowy landscape in Canada.

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January 3, 2017 - Orion and the stars of a northern winter rising in the moonlight over a snowy landscape in southern Alberta, Canada, on a very cold and frosty -20 degrees Celsius night. Illumination is from the waxing crescent moon. Orion is at right, Gemini to the left, and Taurus at top right.

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Size: 6240px × 4166px
Location: Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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