... includes the Great Orion Nebula (near center), a string of well-known nebulae leading upwards to Orion's three belt stars , and the large semi-circular arc known as Barnard's Loop that seems to end at the bottom right, next to bluish supergiant star Rigel ...
... Otherwise Orion's hot blue stars are numerous, with supergiant Rigel balancing Betelgeuse at the upper right, Bellatrix at the upper left, and Saiph at the lower right. ...
... Along with Rigel, the sword and belt stars of Orion are at the upper right. Near the eastern horizon are bright stars Procyon (left) and Sirius. ...
... Note: An APOD editor will review great space images on 2010 Jan. 14 in Houghton, Michigan. Tomorrow's picture: witch rigel . < | Archive | Index | ...
... Sliding your cursor over the picture will also find red giant Betelgeuse at the hunter's shoulder, bright blue Rigel at his foot, and the glowing Lambda Orionis ( Meissa ) nebula at the far left, near Orion's head. ...
... Capella is left of the tower and Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Rigel, and stars in Orion's Belt can just be identified in the heavily light-polluted skies . ...