February 4, 2012

Have you seen the beautiful constellation of Orion in the southeast after sunset? Many people are familiar with this winter group of stars. Can you tell the red color of Betelgeuse in the top left corner of the Hunter? This Red Giant star doesn't really belong with the other stars of Orion. It just happens to be passing through that part of the galaxy. The Blue-White stars of the Orion Association were formed out of the same general cloud as the Orion Nebula.

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