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Both clusters are easily seen with the naked eye. A bit higher is a second cluster, the Pleiades. Taurus, to his upper right, is marked by a bright red star, Aldebaran, in the midst of the cluster of stars known as the Hyades. I like to see Orion as a superhero beset by evildoers on all sides, but also with friends and allies. Some legends have this as a lion’s skin, others as a shield. His right arm raises a club and his left arm raises something towards Taurus the Bull. His rather small, pointy head is represented by a triangle of stars. If you’re located at a dark sky site, you will be able to see more details in Orion. Hanging from his belt are three stars representing his sword.
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The thing that most people notice first is the diagonal line of bright stars right in the middle of the rectangle, which represent the giant’s belt, worn at a jaunty angle. These four stars represent the shoulders and knees of a mighty hunter. The main figure of Orion is a large rectangle of four bright stars, including two of the brightest stars in the sky, Betelgeuse at upper left and Rigel at bottom right. This makes Orion an “equal opportunity” constellation, well seen everywhere on Earth except at the poles. Orion itself sits astride the celestial equator, half way between north and south celestial poles. Turn the chart upside down, and everything we say will still apply. But even in the south, Orion dominates the sky right now.
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We apologize to our readers in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is summer. Along with the Big Dipper, this is probably the most easily recognized constellation, and the starting place for a stargazing adventure. On winter evenings, the sky is filled with bright stars, more than at any other time of the year.Ĭentral in the southern sky is the constellation Orion the Hunter.