On a clear cloudless night sky, try star gazing. If you see three stars in a row, that's Orion's belt. Orion (the Hunter) is one of the oldest and most recognized constellations in the sky. Orion is a very user-friendly constellation: its bold 3-star belt Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. These three prominent stars in the central regions of the constellation of Orion align to form the 'belt' of the Hunter.
It's always a delight to point up in the sky and say in confident,"that's Orion's belt" A sure conversational piece.
8 comments:
That's interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Happysurfer:
I am only to happy to share it with all. My sailor boy gave me a lesson on stargazing long long time ago.
Yah I remember our army days when they taught us how to orientate by looking at the stars. I still remember field camp and clear skies in in Pulau Ubin. But everything else forgotten. 30 yrs flow by just like that.
LCS
Yes, time flies. More so now, when I am so preoccupied with my children and work.
Orion, the great hunter...
I saw the orion few times in Penang sky several months back.. (If i didn't remember wrongly, it's somewhere in December or January) Nice.
Chen
Normally visible on a clear sky. See can be clearly seen over in Penang. Happy star gazing. With your camera how about a shot?
i tried already but the picture didn't turn out well.. need a dSLR camera for that (sob... I don't have)
Chen
It's okay. That makes two of us.I tried but failed too. I only have a 3 year old Kodak CX6330 which I only used this year.
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