The Winter Hexagon in the dark skies above a lake in Stung Treng, Cambodia.
The Winter Hexagon in the dark skies above a lake in Stung Treng, Cambodia. The Winter Hexagon involves some of the brightest stars visible, together forming a large and easily found pattern in the winter sky of Earth's northern hemisphere. The six stars that compose the Winter Hexagon are Aldebaran, Capella, Castor (and Pollux), Procyon, Rigel, and Sirius.
Size: 3400px × 5100px
Location: Stung Treng, Cambodia
Photo credit: © Jeff Dai/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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