• Travel,  World at night

    Starry nights

    The nights in Ticino and now in Mürren were starry. The winter constellation of Orion is near sunrise in the south, which allows a “late” rising. This morning I was able to capture Orion with the red color of its nebula in the center of the dagger. So dark was it on the local helicopter landing site of Mürren. Somewhat to the left of the top of the Jungfrau one could see a faint zodiacal light.

    Starry night at Mürren (Sirius and Orion) © Julian Köpke
    Weak zodiac light over Jungfrau © Julian Köpke