Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  34 Ori)  ·  34 del Ori  ·  46 Ori)  ·  46 eps Ori  ·  48 Ori  ·  48 sig Ori  ·  50 Ori)  ·  50 zet Ori  ·  Alnilam  ·  Alnitak  ·  B33  ·  Flame Nebula  ·  HD290489  ·  HD290490  ·  HD290501  ·  HD290502  ·  HD290503  ·  HD290504  ·  HD290507  ·  HD290508  ·  HD290509  ·  HD290510  ·  HD290511  ·  HD290512  ·  HD290513  ·  HD290514  ·  HD290518  ·  HD290519  ·  HD290520  ·  HD290521  ·  And 347 more.
The Three Kings or The Three Sisters - Orion's Belt Mosaic - HaLRGB, Claudio Ulloa Saavedra
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The Three Kings or The Three Sisters - Orion's Belt Mosaic - HaLRGB

The Three Kings or The Three Sisters - Orion's Belt Mosaic - HaLRGB, Claudio Ulloa Saavedra
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The Three Kings or The Three Sisters - Orion's Belt Mosaic - HaLRGB

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Orion's Belt or the Belt of Orion, also known as the Three Kings or Three Sisters, is an asterism in the constellation Orion. It consists of three bright stars. They are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka.
Looking for Orion's Belt is the easiest way to locate Orion in the night sky. The stars are more or less evenly spaced in a nearly straight line, and so can be visualized as the belt of the eponymous hunter's clothing. They are best viewed in the early night sky during the Northern Winter/Southern Summer, in particular, the month of January.

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