<ul><li>Orion the Hunter is arguably the most recognizable constellation in the world.</li><li>Orion lies on the celestial equator, making it visible from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.</li><li>In many drawings of the constellation Orion, the Hunter looks to be battling his neighbor, Taurus the Bull.</li><li>The brightest star in Orion is the bluish Rigel, which marks his western knee or foot.</li><li>The second brightest star in Orion is reddish-orange Betelgeuse, which marks one shoulder.</li><li>The third brightest star of Orion, which marks his other shoulder, is Bellatrix.</li><li>The stars in the Sword that hangs down from the Belt are part of the Orion Nebula (M42).</li><li>Using magnification reveals a quadruple star at the center of the nebula.</li><li>The famous Horsehead Nebula lies near the Belt star Alnitak.</li><li>Orion the Hunter may be the most recognizable constellation in the world.</li></ul>

Orion the Hunter, the most recognizable constellation

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