Orion Abbreviation: Ori Genitive: Orionis Translation: The Great Hunter Sky Chart Peoria Astronomical Society Orion Page Interactive star chart (Java applet) Position in the Sky Explanation of the following information Right Ascension: 5 hours Declination: 5 degrees Visible between latitudes 85 and -75 degrees Best seen in January (at 9:00 PM) Named Stars BETELGEUSE (Alpha Ori) RIGEL (Beta Ori) ...

Orion Abbreviation: Ori English name: Orion Coordinates see Stellar data Particulars: Nebulae M 42 (Large Orion Nebula), M 43 (De Mairan Nebula), M 78 Binaries beta Ori, delta Ori, zeta Ori, eta Ori, theta1 Ori, theta2 Ori, iota Ori, lambda Ori, Struve 750, Struve 747 Multiple star cluster sigma Ori, Struve 761 Star cluster NGC 1981 Irregularly variable star alpha Ori Meteor Showers: Orionids, ...

Myths and facts about the constellation Orion ...

A review of the two different myths about the origin of the Orion constellation from Greek mythology.

The Constellation Orion Mythology and History The Great Hunter. He boasted that no animal could defeat him. Orion was known in ancient Greece, around 500 B.C., as the warrior. Orion was the son of Poseidon, the god of the seas. Orion boasted that so great was his might and skill as a hunter that he could kill all the animals on the face of the Earth. Gaea, Goddess of Earth, was alarmed at such a ...