Orion, the Hunter

CONSTELLATION · the winter king

LANDMARK the three belt starsTREASURES Betelgeuse, Rigel, the Orion Nebula

The most recognizable constellation of all: three bright stars in a perfect row form the Hunter's belt, with red Betelgeuse at one shoulder and blue Rigel at the opposite foot. Below the belt hangs his sword, and its middle star is no star at all but the Orion Nebula, a nursery birthing new suns. Cultures worldwide saw a giant here; the stars made it easy.

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