Orion (constellation) Orion is one of the largest constellations in the sky. It is supposed to look like the warrior Orion from Greek mythology. The constellation has other names in different cultures: it is mentioned under a Hebrew name in the Book of Job.
The constellation has a clear hour-glass shape with "Orion's Belt" in the centre. That part is made up of three bright stars (Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka) in line. The Orion constellation has 81 visible stars, including some of the brightest and most important stars in the night sky. Rigel is the brightest star in it, and Betelgeuse is a huge, rather unstable red supergiant.
The constellation includes a series of starburst nebulae where new stars are forming. The whole group of nebulae is known as the Orion complex. The complex is 1,500 to 1,600 light-years away, and hundreds of light-years across. It includes
The Orion nebula M42
M43
IC 434
The Horsehead nebula
Barnard's Loop
M78, a reflection nebula
NGC 1999
NGC 2175
NGC 2174
Orion molecular cloud
Flame nebula
Train Wreck Cluster...
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Orion (constellation) Orion, whiles cried The Hunter, is a kenspeckle constellation, aiblins ane o the lairgest an maist weel kent. Its gesserant starns is fund on the celestial equator an can be seen athort the warld. The Keengs' ellwand o starns - three starns o middlin brichtness in the mids o this constellation - maks this constellation easy tae find. Frae mid-northren latitudes, Orion is veesible in the e'enin frae October tae early Januar an in the mornin frae late Julie tae November.
Orion swuird is aften kent as Saunt Peter's staff.
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Orion Orion (li Chasero) es grandi stelaro vidabli durant li vintre in nordi sieles.
Lu kontena li steles Rigel e Betelgeuse, e li Orion-nebula.
Vida anke: astronomia, nebula
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Orion constellation straddling the celestial equator
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