Time-lapse video: The mighty hunter Orion slowly rises above this colorful fall hillside as many free-range cattle are seen grazing in the meadow below. Bright waxing gibbous moonlight illuminates the scene until the moon sets in the west, plunging this Colorado landscape into the darkness of night. Note that the brighter stars in this composition are accentuated by the use of a specialized camera filter. Thad VSoske/Cosmotions.com

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