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3. Find Orion Orion is one of the most famous
star constellations. It can be
seen in the night sky from
anywhere in the world.
Look for Orion’s belt. Orion the
1 Hunter’s belt is made of three
bright stars close together
in a line. Mintaka
Find his shoulders and knees. Alnilam
2 Above and below Orion’s belt
(but further apart), look for four Alnitak
more bright stars.
Look for Orion’s sword. Between
3 Orion’s belt and knees are three
more stars, close together. In
the middle is the Orion Nebula, a
place where stars are born.
Find the rest of Orion.
4 Now you have the
basic shape, you can
pick out the rest of the
stars that make Orion
and his bow.
Shoulders
Betelgeuse
Bellatrix
Knees
Saiph
Rigel
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