orion
Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible from most of the inhabited world. It is one of the most recognizable patterns in the night sky, notable for Orion's Belt—the three bright stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka—and for the bright shoulder and foot stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
Name and history: The name comes from Greek mythology, where Orion is described as a hunter. The
Notable features: Betelgeuse marks Orion's shoulder, a red supergiant. Rigel marks the opposite knee, a blue-white
Observing: The constellation is most conspicuous in the evening sky during the Northern Hemisphere winter and
Other uses: Orion also refers to NASA's Orion spacecraft, developed for the Artemis program to transport astronauts