Hey Space Placers! Orion Rising at Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park This is what Orion looks like now in November as he rises. Greg Redfern To me, in the Northern Hemisphere, Orion the Hunter , is the most beautiful and easily recognizable constellation. He is grand in scope, scale and beauty. He also anchors the other winter constellations. The Hunter is also a treasure trove of binocular and telescopic treasures - bright stars, nebulae - and, the winter Milky Way flows nearby across the sky. The Winter Milky Way, Orion and Taurus the Bull imaged at sea, Greg Redfern Orion also marks our neighborhood in the Milky Way Galaxy. It is where our whole solar system resides - the Orion Spur. Orion is in the upper right amidst the stars of our Milky Way neighborhood. The Loop around him is "Barnard's Loop" made of hydrogen gas Greg Redfern Get outside and see the Hunter with your family and friends this week. Orion is visible in cities unless you are in the glare of direc...
