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Ephemeris: 02/04/2024 – The rabbit at the feet of Orion

February 6, 2024

This is Ephemeris for Tuesday, February 6th. Today the Sun will be up for 10 hours and 1 minute, setting at 5:57, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:55. The Moon, 3 days before new, will rise at 6:44 tomorrow morning.

The constellation of Orion the hunter is in the south in the evening, and he seems to be preoccupied with the charge of Taurus the bull to his upper right. Unnoticed by him and below him is a small constellation called Lepus the hare, made of very dim stars. Good luck trying to make a rabbit out of those stars. In the constellation art that comes with the free application Stellarium. It displays the sky like a planetarium. The artistic constellation of the figure of Canis Major, Orion’s large hunting dog seems to be taking notice of Lepus and is beginning to chase it Lepus the hare is a nice addition to the tableau presented in the winter sky. Stellarium-web.org is a web based version of Stellarium that doesn’t have to be installed on your device.

The astronomical event times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan (EST, UT –5 hours). They may be different for your location.

Addendum

Orion is facing off Taurus the bull. Beneath the Orion's feet is Lepus the hare.
In the southern winter sky the constellation Orion is facing off Taurus the bull. Beneath the Orion’s feet is Lepus the hare. With the planetarium program Stellarium’s art we see that Canis Major, Orion’s larger hunting dog, appears to be chasing Lepus. Created using Stellarium, LibreOffice and GIMP.
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