What initially drew me to choose this APOD photograph was the distinctive shape of Orion, rising above the mountaintops. Orion's belt has become a familiar sight which I also notice rising every evening in the east. Although I don't have the picturesque view over Yosemite Valley as shown in this photo, it is satisfying to recognize and identify familiar constellations in the nighttime sky. The brightest part of this photo is Jupiter, which is currently shining in the constellation Taurus. Behind the moon, Jupiter has recently been the most noticeable, resplendent object in the sky. The plane of the milky way is also very visible in the sky, and further left the twin stars of Gemini are in view.
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