Orion Constellation Facts
This chart can also be applied to other locations of the Northern hemisphere such as Canada, the UK and Europe. A blue supergiant star around 1,400 light years from Earth, Alnilam is 24 times bigger than the sun and extra than 250,000 times as luminous, the star is also known as Epsilon Orionis. Orion is a character from Greek mythology, a giant hunter who was placed in the stars by Zeus upon his death. Orion the hunter constellation on a starry space background with the name of its main stars. The Orionids generally start out on 15 October and finish...