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Orion the Hunter: Easy to View in the Winter Sky

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We’re in a period of dark, moonless, evening skies, so let’s do some old-fashioned stargazing, and go hands-on under the sky. All of Orion’s stars are easy to spot in the winter sky. Of the 88 constellations, most are incoherent, hallucinogenic smatterings. Orion is different. Along with the Big Dipper (best seen in the spring) Orion’s easily identified belt is often the first celestial pattern a child will notice.  Viewing the Orion Constellation More than merely obvious, the three-stars-in-a-... more

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