This deep view of the Orion Constellation glows in reddish hues thanks to a filtered view of hydrogen alpha emission, a type ...

Orion's Belt lies about halfway between Betelgeuse and Rigel — Wibisono. It's a distinctive three stars of a similar brightness in a line, and they really stand out as part of that kind of box ...

Placed so unmistakably in the center of Orion’s Belt, Alnilam is one of the 57 stars used in navigation. If only all the rest of that Heinz variety were so easy to locate, the back-to-nature ...

On these chilly March evenings, there’s nothing quite as nice as a good belt, something to keep you all warm and toasty. I’m talking hot chocolate, tea or whatever.

For once, let’s not seek out the esoteric but do our exploring in one of the night’s most familiar places: the belt of Orion. Its leftmost star, Alnitak (pronounced ALL-nye-tack), is our focus ...

Just draw a line through Orion’s Belt and extend that line toward the horizon. You’ll easily spot Sirius, the sky’s brightest star. Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major the Greater Dog.

Other principal stars in Orion is the brilliant blue-white Rigel at lower right of the Belt and the fiery red-orange, brilliant Betelgeuse at upper left of the Belt.

I’ve also heard Orion’s belt referred to as the Three Amigos, the Three Musketeers, and the three blind mice. I’ve even referred to them as the Three Stooges.

It’s located in the sword of the great hunter Orion just below his belt and is a favorite object for amateur astronomers. M42 shines at a magnitude of 5.0 so it's pretty bright.

The Orion’s Belt is also a prominent prop in the 1997 Hollywood sci-fi comedy flick Men in Black. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp ...