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Community photo entitled Aurora, Jupiter, Orion's Belt, Pleiades by Matt Lit on 11/11/2025 at San Luis Valley, Crestone, Colorado

Aurora, Jupiter, Orion's Belt, Pleiades

On 11/11/2025 11:08 pm by Matt Lit | Website | San Luis Valley, Crestone, Colorado

I had been watching the aurora for hours. I live in a certified dark sky area (Crestone, CO). I'm not an astrophotographer and simply prefer to stargaze in slack-jawed amazement. But when the aurora swung north and east behind the Sangre de Cristo mountains I just had to put a camera on a tripod. As I was shooting this image to include Orion's Belt, Jupiter began its ascension behind Broken Hand Peak (13,573').

Nikon D750, Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8

Minor Lightroom adjustments for noise reduction.