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Orion (constellation) - Wikipedia Orion is a prominent set of stars visible during winter in the northern celestial hemisphere It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century AD CE astronomer Ptolemy It is named after a hunter in Greek mythology
Orion | Hunter, Giant, Constellation | Britannica Orion, in Greek mythology, a giant and very handsome hunter who was identified as early as Homer (Iliad, Book XVIII) with the constellation known by his name The story of Orion has many different versions
Discovering the Universe Through the Constellation Orion This scientific visualization shows the Orion constellation from a three-dimensional perspective The true space distribution of the constellation as well as how stellar brightness changes with viewing position is revealed by circling around the stars
Orion Constellation Facts, Stars, Map Myth - Universe Guide Orion is one of 14 constellations in the equatorial hemisphere The Orion constellation was created by the ancient astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in the 2nd century in Alexandria, Egypt Orion is a Latin word; the English meaning translation is the Hunter Orion's pronunciation is Ore-i-on
Orion Constellation | Orion Stars | Orion Belt | Orion The Hunter . . . Orion is one of the few constellations that can be seen from almost every part of the world Orion is home to two meteor showers – the famous Orionids and their less prolific “cousin” Chi Orionids Both of them are associated with Halley’s comet
Orion Constellation: Stars, Myth, and Location (2025) | Planet Guide Orion has a fascinating story with roots in Greek mythology You can observe Orion in both the northern and southern hemispheres, even with the naked eye Orion is a popular constellation for amateur astronomers as it offers one of the brightest stars in the sky – Rigel, a blue-white supergiant (1) How far is the Orion constellation from Earth?
Orion - noirlab. edu It is one of the 88 modern constellations and was among the 48 constellations listed by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy It is named for a mythological hunter in Greek mythology The Sumerians saw Orion as Gilgamesh fighting a bull, Taurus
Orion (mythology) - Wikipedia In Greek mythology, Orion ( əˈraɪən ; Ancient Greek: Ὠρίων or Ὠαρίων; Latin: Orion) [1] was a giant huntsman whom Zeus (or perhaps Artemis) placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion