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1. earthsky.org › tonight › orion-the-hunter-ghost-ofOrion the Hunter: Ghost of the summer dawn - EarthSky

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   Jul 28, 2023 · Ghost of the shimmering summer dawn, King of the winter nights! Bottom line: The return of Orion to your predawn sky happens around late July or early August every year. In the Northern Hemisphere ...

2. earthsky.org › tonight › orion-rises-in-the-east-atOrion the Hunter is back in the evening sky - EarthSky

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   Nov 14, 2023 · Image via IAU/ Sky & Telescope magazine/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0). Bottom line: By mid-to-late November, the famous constellation Orion the Hunter is back in the evening sky! Its most ...

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4. www.space.com › 16659-constellation-orionOrion Constellation: Facts, location and stars of the hunter

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   Nov 4, 2021 · published 4 November 2021. ... the second brightest star in Orion — according to the night sky guide website In-The ... See how our view of Orion will change over the next 450,000 years with the ...

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5. www.planetguide.net › orion-constellationOrion Constellation: Stars, Myth, and Location (2024)

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   Jan 8, 2024 · Object name: Orion Constellation Abbreviation: Ori Symbolism: The Hunter R.A. position: 05h 35m 17.0s Dec. position: -5° 23′ 27.99” Distance from Earth: Average distance is 1344 light-years Brightest star: Rigel Visible at: Latitudes between +85° and −75°. The Orion Constellation is probably one of the most well known and easily ...

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6. theskylive.com › guideThe Sky Tonight | TheSkyLive.com

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   Tonight Timeline. This observing guide helps you plan your Solar System observations. It's divided into three sections, detailing visible objects for post-sunset, nighttime and pre-sunrise viewing. Only objects reaching at least 15° altitude and set/rise at least 15 minutes after/before the Sun are listed. Max magnitude:

   Object	Visibility	Rise	Set
   Asteroid (NEO) 292220	Professional Telescope	13:54	21:33
   Comet 8P/Tuttle	Professional Telescope	12:41	21:35
   Asteroid (NEO) 2000 SL10	Professional Telescope	13:47	21:44
   Comet 70P/Kojima	Professional Telescope	13:53	21:46

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7. earthsky.org › astronomy-essentials › visiblVisible planets and night sky guide for October - EarthSky

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   3 days ago · On the mornings of October 22 and 23, 2024, the waning gibbous moon will slide near Jupiter, Mars and the twin stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux. They’ll rise before midnight the night before ...

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   When does Orion go out of the sky?

   • In late July and early August, look eastward as darkness gives way to morning dawn. Orion the Hunter is one of the sky’s most easy-to-spot constellations. It always passes behind the sun in Northern Hemisphere spring. By June, Orion is gone from our sky.

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   When can you see the Orion constellation in the night sky?

   • The next few weeks should offer more pleasant observing conditions for those who missed seeing the Orion constellation during January and February due to cold weather. You can spot the Orion constellation in the night sky from the Northern Hemisphere as shown in this sky map on March 20, 2021.

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   When does Orion return to your predawn sky?

   • Bottom line: The return of Orion to your predawn sky happens around late July or early August every year. In the Northern Hemisphere, Orion is sometimes called the ghost of the shimmering summer dawn. That name comes from a 1924 poem by Sophia C. Prentice.

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   When does Orion come back?

   • It always passes behind the sun in Northern Hemisphere spring. By June, Orion is gone from our sky. But then, at this time of the year – late July and early August – Orion returns, ascending once more in the east before sunrise. This is why Orion has been called the ghost of the shimmering summer dawn.

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   Why does Orion shift from predawn to evening sky?

   • There’s nothing unusual about Orion’s shift from predawn to evening sky. The constellation is simply following the westward shift of all the stars, caused by Earth’s orbit around the sun. As we orbit our star, our night sky shifts through an ever-changing panorama of the Milky Way galaxy.

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   Can you see Orion with the naked eye?

   • Orion has a fascinating story with roots in Greek mythology. You can observe Orion in both the northern and southern hemispheres, even with the naked eye. Orion is a popular constellation for amateur astronomers as it offers one of the brightest stars in the sky – Rigel, a blue-white supergiant ( 1 ). How far is the Orion constellation from earth?

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9. www.space.com › big-dipper-spring-skywatching-2021Spring skywatching: Big Dipper and a 'big' little moon reign ...

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   Mar 16, 2021 · That was the case last October when the moon passed very close to Mars. The waxing crescent moon will swing about 2 degrees to the south of Mars in the evening sky on March 19, 2021. The two ...

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