Although roughly the same brightness (close to +2nd magnitude), Alnilam, in the center (you might call it the Belt’s “Buckle”), is considerably farther away. Alnitak is about 800 light years ...

Although roughly the same brightness (close to +2nd magnitude), Alnilam, in the center (you might call it the Belt’s “Buckle”), is considerably farther away. Alnitak is about 800 light years ...

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 ...

This photo was taken last month and captures the three stars that make up Orion’s belt, arguably the most famous part of this particular constellation.

Although roughly the same brightness (close to +2nd magnitude), Alnilam, in the center (you might call it the Belt’s “Buckle”), is considerably farther away. Alnitak is about 800 light years ...

Probably most striking, however, is the three stars marking Orion’s “belt.” They are sometimes called the Three Kings of Three Sisters.

Probably most striking, however, is the three stars marking Orion’s “belt. ... Alnilam, in the center (you might call it the Belt’s “Buckle”), is considerably farther away. Alnitak is about 800 light ...

Although roughly the same brightness (close to +2nd magnitude), Alnilam, in the center (you might call it the Belt’s “Buckle”), is considerably farther away. Alnitak is about 800 light years ...

Probably most striking, however, is the three stars marking Orion’s “belt.” They are sometimes called the Three Kings of Three Sisters.