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Bookmark or Share- Orion Constellation: Facts, location and stars of the hunterFinding Orion's Belt is the easiest way to locate the Orion Constellation. Orion's Belt is formed by three bright stars; Alnilam, Mintaka and Alnitak. Orion is in the southwestern sky if...
- Orion | Hunter, Giant, Constellation | BritannicaOrion, in Greek mythology, a giant and very handsome hunter who was identified as early as Homer (Iliad, Book XVIII) with the constellation known by his name. The story of Orion has many different versions. He is considered to be Boeotian by birth, born (according to a late legend) of the earth.
- Orion (constellation) - WikipediaOrion is a prominent constellation during winter in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. It is named for a mythological hunter in Greek mythology .
- Orion Constellation | Facts, Information, History & DefinitionOrion is the 26 th largest constellation in the sky, stretching for around 594 square degrees. The brightest star in Orion is Rigel – an Alpha Cygni variable blue star which has a maximum magnitude of around 0.13. Rigel is also, generally, the seventh-brightest star in the night sky.
- Betelgeuse - WikipediaBetelgeuse is a red supergiant star of spectral type M1-2 and one of the largest visible to the naked eye. It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion.
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