A 360 degree panorama of the celestial winter sky, with Milky Way, taken in southern Alberta, Canada.


March 7, 2021 - A 360 degree panorama of the entire later winter/early spring sky from Alberta, Canada, with the winter Milky Way stretching across the sky, from south (at bottom) to north (at top). Orion and the northern winters stars are at bottom to the southwest. Just below the prominent Pleiades cluster at right is Mars. To the left in the eastern sky the spring stars are rising. South is at bottom; north is at top. East is to the left; west is to the right, toward the major source of light pollution. Polaris is at top centre; the Big Dipper is at upper left. Arcturus is rising at left. Sirius is at bottom, above the southern horizon.


Size: 5400px × 5348px
Location: Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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