Stargaze For The Constellation Orion Before It Disappears From The Illinois Horizon
The Orion’s Belt Constellation will only be visible from the Land of Lincoln for a short time longer. Get outside tonight and see if you can spot this well-known star pattern. Scroll on for more details.
Stargazing is an old pastime that allowed our ancestors to make up stories from the shapes and images they saw in the stars. Nowadays, people marvel at the same constellations that people were talking about centuries ago.
Though there are many popular ones, one of the most well-known is the Orion's Belt Constellation. Represented by a rectangle of stars with a trio of stars at the bottom, the Warrior Orion also has a triangle head as well as arms and legs.
You can also make out a sword. Orion sits low in the western sky and is situated near Venus, which is the second brightest object in the night sky. The brightest is the moon.
There is plenty of other celestial phenomenon and constellations to view in the meantime. Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, as well as Polaris, will still be visible.
Finding this star pattern is as easy as spotting the three stars that are lined up next to one another. How do you find the Orion’s Belt constellation? Share your tips and tricks with us below in the comments.
An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
