ORION

Orion (the Hunter) climbs the sky. Orion's belt, Mintaka at right, Alnilam in the center, and Alnitak at left, runs through the middle of the picture. Orion's head is marked by the trio of stars at the top of the picture just left of center, the brightest of which is Meissa. The red glow in the middle of Orion's sword is the Orion Nebula. Betelgeuse is at the northwest apex of the Winter Triangle. Orion also has a star with an orbiting planet.