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 ...

Orion's Belt is known as an asterism, a pattern of stars that is not one of the 88 official constellations. As its name suggests, Orion's Belt typically represents the waist of Orion in depictions ...

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 ...

Orion's spectacular stars and the bright nebulas in his sword and belt are well worth a look on chilly winter nights. Your favorite mobile astronomy app can help you find them and see what they ...

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.

The best known and closest site where astronomers can regularly observe the birth of stars is 1500 light years away from us and is called the Orion Nebula. Orion's belt is in the center of this ...

Embark on a fascinating journey through the cosmos and explore the iconic stars known as the Three Marias in Orion’s Belt. These stars—Mintaka, Alnilam, and Alnitak—are not only among the ...

Join us on a breathtaking cosmic voyage to the Three Marys, the three stars that form the iconic belt of the Orion constellation. Known scientifically as Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, these ...

Standing upright and shining down upon Earth on these midwinter nights is the brightest and grandest of all the constellations: Orion, the Mighty Hunter. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal ...

In all the night sky, it’s hard to think of a more distinguished pattern of stars than the three in the middle of Orion. SPACING OUT: Orion's brilliant belt | Lifestyles | enidnews.com Skip to ...