Orion, the Milky Way and waxing moon at Cape Conran, Australia.

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March 31, 2017 - The western evening sky from the Gippsland Coast of Victoria, Australia. The latitude is 37 degrees South. The location is the West Cape of Cape Conran, looking west to the waxing crescent moon above the Pleiades and below the Hyades in Taurus. At centre is Orion, upside down compared to the northern hemisphere view. The bright star at top centre is Sirius in Canis Major. Procyon is at right. Mars is just above the clouds at lower left. The Milky Way runs vertically from Taurus (below) to Canis Major (at top). Several star clusters are visible along the Milky Way, including M41, M46, & M47.

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Location: Australia
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
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