Several nights ago the chill of interstellar space refrigerated the countryside as temperatures fell well below zero. That didn’t discourage the likes of Orion and his seasonal friends Gemini, Perseus and Auriga. They only seemed to grow brighter as the air grew sharper. Wending between these familiar constellations like a river steaming in the cold was the Milky … Continue reading "Sail Past Orion to the Outer Limits of the Milky Way"