The small constellation of Canis Minor, at right, with the bright star Procyon, and Cancer the crab to the left, with the star cluster Messier 44, or

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The small constellation of Canis Minor, at right, with the bright star Procyon, and Cancer the crab to the left, with the star cluster Messier 44, or the Beehive. The smaller cluster M67 is below M44. A bonus very green meteor streaks through Cancer, likely from the Geminid meteor shower. The head of Hydra is at bottom. This is a stack of 2 x 2-minute exposures with the 50mm Sigma lens at and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, plus an additional exposure through the Kenko Softon filter layered in to add the star glows. Taken from Quailway Cottage in Arizona, with the Star Adventurer Mini tracker.

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Photo credit: © Alan Dyer / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
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