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Post by ZERO on Oct 12, 2004 4:03:44 GMT -5
I have never had any real facination in Orion's belt, untill last night when I looked up in my telescope and saw it. I've always been able to see it from the roof of my house at nights, but it's never really amazed me untill now. I don't know what it was, but I just suddenly have a love for it. All I know is one of the stars is called "Sirius"
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ConqueringWolf
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Post by ConqueringWolf on Oct 12, 2004 8:52:21 GMT -5
I wouldnt be able to pick out Orions belt from anything else without a book. and that's a shame because I really love looking at the stars....i just never bothered with learning the contellations
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Post by ZERO on Oct 13, 2004 5:25:47 GMT -5
Lol who can be bothered learning them all? You'd be too old to remember by the time you know them all
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Aeryn
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Post by Aeryn on Oct 13, 2004 9:32:16 GMT -5
Orion, and his belt are probably one of the easiest constellations to find. In the northern hemisphere it's visible in winter. It's never directly straight up in the sky, it's more towards the horizon, depending on what time of the night you're looking. Orion also contains the famous star Betelguese, another name for the devil himself (or Hollywood's beetlejuice). Orion is the hunter and if you look it up sometime you can see why. But the belt is basically 3 stars in a straight somewhat horizontal (to the entire constellation) line.
I don't remember Sirius being in the Orion constellation though. Sirius is known as the dog star, and is known for showing in the summer (hence the "dog days of summer") Then again I'm only remembering this stuff from bits and peices here and there.
Anyway, there's my two cents.
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xkamelx
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Post by xkamelx on Oct 15, 2004 3:05:00 GMT -5
Here's a nice image of it from the Hubble:
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Post by Yildizkapisi on Oct 21, 2004 14:56:36 GMT -5
Sirius is nothing to do with the orion constellation just happens to be close to it. Sirius is the brightest star in our sky and is the next brightest body after the sun, moon and venus. (after sirius its the space station). Interesting thing is sirius is a giant star and is due to go nova soon. when it does it will be the end of life on earth as it is only 9 light yrs away and we would get fried by the radiation. so be warned as it will happen in the next million years or 2.
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