The constellation Orion was named after the hunter by the same name in Greek mythology and includes more than a dozen distant stars. But two are particularly bright: the red supergiant Betelgeuse ...
A community note appended to Hogan's original tweet notes that the "stars at the 39-second mark are recognizably the constellation Orion." "From this, you can determine that the bright lights ...
This month, four bright planets greet you in the early evening. Venus and Saturn cozy up on the 17th and 18th, while Mars is at its brightest in the past two years. The Moon occults Mars for those in ...
To see the Winter Triangle, first look for the three stars that make up the signature belt in the constellation Orion. Slightly lower and to the left of the belt will be Sirius, the brightest star ...
As our eyes slowly adjusted to the gazillion pinprick stars above, Wiesner pointed out constellations: Orion’s Belt, consisting of three bright stars; the Southern Cross, the famous navigation ...