Orion's Belt: String of Stars & Region of Star Birth

Saturday, December 20, 2014 - 04:00 in Astronomy & Space

Orion's Belt is an asterism of three stars that appear about midway in the constellation Orion the Hunter. The stars are so called because they appear to form a belt in the hunter's outfit.

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