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    BINOCULAR TOUR

    Nov 18, 2021 2 minutes
    With Steve Tonkin

    1. The Stream

    ollow a line from Mintaka (Delta (b) Orionis) through Rigel (Beta (`) Orionis) the same distance further on, to the most northerly of a colourful string of mostly 5th and 6th magnitude stars running down to the southwest. Note the colour gradation

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