Talk:Orion (constellation)
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can someone explain how Orion moves across the sky? Does he stay in the south all night, all winter? Or does he move each day or as the season changes?
I was going to give a really basic explanation, but that doesn't seem necessary; instead, let's try this way: Each night, you get to see half of the sky (nearly); so if you could see Orion rising at sunset, by sunrise it would be setting across the sky. As the year progresses, you happen to see it for just a few hour, or sometimes you just don't; it may be lying all the way behind the Sun. So if you look to the night sky everyday at the same time, you would see it slowly moving, in a year-long cycle. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tanketai (talk • contribs) 18 October 2005.
Does the paragraph with directions for finding other stars (southeastward/northwestward) work at all times of the year from both northern and southern hemispheres? --Scott Davis Talk 12:49, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
It most certainly do. The relative position of the stars do not change with the seasons, neither by you moving in the surface of the Earth (moving to the northern or southern hemisphere). You may see a different part of the sky at different times of the year, but the parts themselves do not change. If you can't find a star, it may be below the horizon, or you're standing in a place with too much light-pollution to see it. Tanketai 16:54, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
when and by whom was the Orion Constellation named? Was it an actual person, or it its name simply taken from Greek Mythology?
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[edit] That nice poem in Romanian
Can somebody put a translation, or at least a comment, of that nice poem in Romanian about Orion? Most of the readers don't even know it is in Romanian.
[edit] extra Mythology
ok, did you know that when Orion sets, Scropio rises (Artemitis and Apollo put both of them in the sky). His ankle was pinched by the scropion, which is why the ankle sets last.Dogmanice 04:08, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wrong information in orion guide picture
The star names in the guide to orion are wrong. The image clearly shows the stars of the constellation, yet indicates stars from other constellations as the names. For instance, procyon in the image is in fact betelgeuse. You can check the real position of the stars named in the picture on this page: [1]. I'm not good enough with drawing programs to correct the problem myself though.
- The star names are lables for the arrows rather than the stars. Hence the colours. I improved the caption, maybe it helps. – Torsten Bronger 08:36, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Orion trivia
This is something I picked up in astronomy class in the 1960's. If you look at the bottom half of Orion, and tilt the picture to where the belt stars are titled slightly to the right, you will see the outline of a Scottie dog.
[edit] Any bow references?
I seem to recall hearing that there is an asterism off of Orion's left shoulder depicting a bow, aimed more or less at Taurus the Bull. Visually, this description seems stunningly accurate and indeed almost obvious. But can anyone verify legends or references to this effect? Baccyak4H 18:14, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] In Regards To Mayan Mythology
I read somewhere that the constellation Orion plays a big part in the Mayan's predictions about the end of the world in 2012. Would this be the appropriate place to mention that? If not, where do I say something about that? - Katami 01:54, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
