APOD 3.4

This picture, taken at Monument Valley in the US, picture Orion in the right and Mars in the left. Buttes are shown in the foreground, evidence of a river that used to run through the area. Orion's belt is seen vertical and Betelgeuse is the reddish star in the constellation. The bluish star above the rightmost butte is Rigel. The two buttes are known as Mittens and Merrick from left to right.