This is a photo of the Winter Hexagon. They say if you can find Orion in the sky, you will probably be able to locate the Winter Hexagon. The Winter Hexagon is composed of some of the brightest stars that are visible. They combine to form a large and easily spotted "pattern" in the winter sky located in Earth's northern hemisphere. These stars can usually be seen even in the inconducive to star watching bright night skies of a big city. This photo was taken in Stagecoach, Colorado. There are six stars in the Winter Hexagon: Aldebaran, Capella, Castor (and Pollux), Procyon, Rigel, and Sirius. In this photo, the band of the Milky Way Galaxy runs through the center of the Winter Hexagon, and the Pleiades open star cluster can be seen just above. The Winter Hexagon "asterism" takes over many constellations including Orion.
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