And, visible through binoculars and telescopes, the Hunter hosts one of the sky’s most famous sights: the Orion Nebula (M42). But there is much more to see within Orion than these familiar gems.

The constellation of Orion the Hunter becomes 'Orion the hunted' during mid-March as it lights up the southern sky and makes a tantalizing target for skywatchers. Skip to main content.

Greetings, stargazers. A prominent winter constellation is Taurus, the bull. It is particularly easy to find this month, because Jupiter is right in the middle of it. At magnitude -2.68, Jupiter ...

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This is a great time to view the constellation Orion the Hunter, because it is almost directly south in the early evening sky. What makes Orion noteworthy is: its size; it has a lot of bright ...

Astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance has always been drawn to a particular star in Orion: Betelgeuse, a red supergiant nearing the end of it's life on the hunter's left shoulder.