Orion and geostationary satellites, long exposure image. The bright star in the centre is Saiph, the sixth brightest in the Orion constellation. Botto

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Orion and geostationary satellites, long exposure image. The bright star in the centre is Saiph, the sixth brightest in the Orion constellation. Bottom right is Rigel. The three main stars of Orion are aligned above Saiph. The streaks across the sky are geostationary satellites that have moved in relation to the stars in the background.

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Keywords: -, astronomical, astronomy, celestial, constellation, exposure, geostationary, long, night, orbits, orion, rigel, saiph, satellites, sky, space, star, starry, stars, time-exposure