#orion's belt

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka

#astronomy #night #sky #space #stars #nasa #science #universe #nebula #galaxy #cosmos #orion's belt

[spacewonder19]

Orion molecular cloud complex © Michele Guzzini

#nasa #apod #space #universe #astrophotography #stars #orion complex #orion's belt #night sky #astronomy #solar system #galaxy #planet #nebula #cosmos

[lonestarflight]

#Orion #Orion's belt #joke #pun #my post

[quiltofstars]

The constellation of Orion // Dawson Fehr

Read below the cut to learn more about the stars in this image!

Of course, the two brightest stars in Orion are Rigel (β Orionis) at the bottom right and Betelgeuse (α Orionis) at the top right.

Rigel is named after the Arabic word rijl, meaning "left leg". Indeed, it is the left leg of Orion. Rigel is a quadruple star system, with the primary being a blue supergiant star.

Betelgeuse is named after the Arabic phrase Yad al-Jawzā’, meaning "hand of Orion." Europeans misread the "y" sound as a "b" sound, leading to the modern name. Betelgeuse is a solitary red supergiant star.

In the middle of Orion is Orion's Belt, composed of three stars:

Alnilam (ε Orionis) is named after the Arabic phrase al-niẓām, meaning "string [of pearls]". It is a solitary blue supergiant star. It is the center star in the belt.

Alnitak (ζ Orionis) is named after the Arabic phrase an-niṭāq, meaning "the girdle." Alnitak is a triple star system, with the primary being a blue supergiant. It forms the left star in the belt.

Mintaka (δ Orionis) is named after the Arabic term manṭaqa, meaning "belt". Mintaka is a multiple star system with the primary being a blue supergiant. It forms the right star of the belt.

Other stars in Orion in this image include (from brightest to dimmest):

Bellatrix (γ Orionis), named after the Latin word bellātrix, meaning "female warrior." It is a solitary blue giant star.

Saiph (κ Orionis) comes from the Arabic phrase saif al jabbar, meaning "the saif [or sword] of the giant." Saiph is a solitary blue supergiant star.

η Orionis is a quadruple star system, with the all members being blue giant stars.

Meissa (λ Orionis) is named after the Arabic phrase Al-Maisan, meaning "the shining one." This is a multiple star system, with the primary being a blue giant star.

τ Orionis is a solitary blue giant star.

π5 Orionis is a binary star system, with the primary being a blue giant star.

π6 Orionis is a solitary red giant star.

Use this image to help you identify these stars!

#astronomy #astrophotography #constellation #star #single star #binary star #triple star #multiple star system #rigel #betelgeuse #alpha orionis #beta orionis #orion's belt #orion

[nightowldelta]

The Great Orion Nebula. Focus was a little rough, but I did mange to get some detail out of this session.

#space #astrophotography #stars #astronomy #deep space #nebula #orion's belt #Great Orion Nebula

[retropopcult]

Men In Black (1997)

#Will Smith #Tommy Lee Jones #orion's belt

[amphiptere-art]

Fox upon meeting Rigel: wtf, I want four arms!

nsf!Eclipse*: You are barely big enough for the two you have

Fox: *snaps his teeth a few times* I am biting you.

nsf!Eclipse*: *sarcastically* ow, oh, the pain.

*nickname still pending

I'm assuming this happens when they're living in Rigel's Universe. Rigel of course says nothing. Because he has to keep up appearances. Although very slightly you could tell he straightened up a bit.

#sams #tsams #tsams au #sams au #sulky star cluster #Orion's belt #nanny solar flare

[skylight-family]

Hear no evil. Speak no evil. See no evil.

Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka!

They're the Descendants in the Isle of Dawn. Three friends that appear to be young men that are the self-proclaimed welcome committee of the isle. They all look up to Betelgeuse highly as a senior.

They are named after the three stars in the Orion Belt, and are themed after the three wise monkeys. Also, all of them are fluent in sign language!

(More about them under the cut!)

These three are named after the stars in the Orion Belt and are themed after the three wise monkeys.

Alnitak - "Hear no evil"

Alnitak is the most vocal of the group. He seems like a mischievous troublemaker, and he may talk bluntly, but he's actually pretty sweet. Sometimes he could be tactless but he almost always means well unless he thinks someone deserves the flak. Give him a ball of yarn and he's bound to knit you a warm sweater to cuddle in during the cold days.

.·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ . .·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ . .·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ .

Alnilam - "Speak no evil"

Alnilam seems to be the voice of reason of the group. He is hard of hearing and mute, so he mostly communicates via sign language. He can't produce honking sounds on his own, so he uses his own personal instrument to alert/detect other sky kids. He may seem intimidating at first since he appears serious, but he's kind! He's always up to lend a helping hand to those who need it.

.·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ . .·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ . .·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ .

Mintaka - "See no evil"

Mintaka is the quietest and shyest of the group. He often prefers to be on his own, but seemed to feel comfortable with his friends, Alnilam and Alnitak. He often appears aloof; unbeknownst to him, he has more than a few admirers from afar. Among the three, he's the first one to befriend Saiph because he's rather soft-spoken like a calm Rigel.

.·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ . .·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ . .·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ .

#art #sky cotl #sky children of the light #sky cotl oc #sky kid #thatskygame #thatskyart #skyblr #ikemen #orion's belt #alnitak #alnilam #mintaka #three wise monkeys #rigel actually favoured mintaka the most since he seems nice #but at first he refused to let them hang out with saiph. he thought they were rebels and potentially a bad influence #alnitak's blunt behaviour isn't exactly helping either #and while alnilam is calmer.. he unintentionally kinda scares rigel. he's taller and looks serious #tag commentary

[apollos-boyfriend]

the thing with orion's belt thistle duo is that like. purpled thinks they're playing 4d chess and is laying out his moves accordingly, except what he and hannah are actually playing is normal chess. so to him hannah looks really stupid for not being able to see his genius while in reality (and in hannah's pov) purpled's the stupid one for doing all these elaborate schemes that won't work because that's not what they're playing.

#icarus speaks #orion's belt #you're not smart king. you're playing the game completely wrong. hannah is kicking your ass and you don't even realize it

[livingforstars]

Too Close to a Black Hole - November 27th, 1995.

"What would you see if you went right up to a black hole? Above are two computer generated pictures highlighting how strange things would look. On the left is a normal star field containing the constellation Orion. Notice the three stars of nearly equal brightness that make up Orion's Belt. On the right is the same star field but this time with a black hole superposed in the center of the frame. The black hole has such strong gravity that light is noticeably bent towards it - causing some very unusual visual distortion. In the distorted frame, every star in the normal frame has at least two bright images - one on each side of the black hole. In fact, near the black hole, you can see the whole sky - light from every direction is bent around and comes back to you. Black holes are thought to be the densest state of matter, and there is indirect evidence for their presence in stellar binary systems and the centers of globular clusters, galaxies, and quasars."

#nasa #space #cosmos #universe #astronomy #astrophysics #astrophotography #black hole #simulation #orion #orion's belt

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

#astronomy #Orion #Orion's belt #Ainitak #Horsehead nebula #Barnard 33 #space #astrophotography #religion is a mental illness

[spacewonder19]

Orion's Belt closeup © Gianni Fardell

#space #orion's belt #astrophotography #stars #nebulae #nasa #astronomy #universe #planet #cosmos #galaxy #planets #solar system #night sketches #nebula

[phoenix----rising]

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑁𝑒𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑎 (𝑎𝑘𝑎 𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑑 33) 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑛𝑒𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑙𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑘, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑛'𝑠 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑥. 𝐼𝑡 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑑 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑎𝑠 𝐿𝑦𝑛𝑑𝑠 1630, 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟-𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔𝐻𝐼𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝐶 434. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 1,375 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡-𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ.

#horsehead nebula #Barnard 33 #Orion #Alnitak #nebula #space #universe #stars #orion's belt

[quiltofstars]

The lower half of Orion // Tobias Elster

Some notable objects include the Orion Nebula (NGC 1976, center), and the stars Saiph (κ Orionis, lower left), Rigel (β Orionis, lower right), and Orion’s Belt, from left to right: Alnitak (ζ Orionis), Alnilam (ε Orionis), and Mintaka (δ Orionis)

#astronomy #astrophotography #stars #star field #star #constellation #nebula #emission nebula #star-forming region #orion nebula #messier #messier 42 #M42 #NGC 1976 #saiph #rigel #orion's belt #alnitak #alnilam #mintaka #kappa orionis #beta orionis #zeta orionis #epsilon orionis #delta orionis #orion

[nightowldelta]

While testing out a way not to directly align with Polaris to make these photo's, I decided to to give Orion's Belt a go as my target. For about 40 shots of 30 sec exposure, I'd say this is pretty good (but yet again it can be better). Now I know what I can target for a while until I got a better result.

Also you can faintly see the Flame Nebula (and I believe a very, very faint Casper The Friendly Ghost Nebula)

#space #astrophotography #stars #astronomy #deep space #Orion's Belt #Orion #nebula

[creature-wizard]

TL;DR: No. The pyramids are not aligned with Orion's belt.

#orion's belt #orion correlation theory #orion #science #pseudoscience