This constellation pictured is known as Orion. Orion was named after the hunter in Greek mythology. This constellation is visible between November and February in the southwest sky in the northern hemisphere. Alnilam, Mintaka, and Alnitak are the stars the form the belt. Betegeuse, is the second brightest star in this constellation. Orion has a special formation, which is called Orion Nebula. This formation is made of dust, hydrogen, helium, and other gases. This formation is not a star. Other stars that are included are Hatsya, Meissa, Saiph, and Rigel. All but one of the stars in Orion are young bright blue stars. The other one star that is not blue is red. Many culture use the mythology behind Orion is different ways.
https://stardate.org/nightsky/constellations/orion
No comments:
Post a Comment