Orion: Everything You Need to Know | November 16 - November 22 | Star Gazers
Season 49 Episode 46 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ639 November 16-22, 2026 “Orion: Everything You Need to Know”
Star Gazers STGZ639 November 16-22, 2026 “Orion: Everything You Need to Know”
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Orion: Everything You Need to Know | November 16 - November 22 | Star Gazers
Season 49 Episode 46 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ639 November 16-22, 2026 “Orion: Everything You Need to Know”
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THE WINTER STARS ARE RETURNING TO OUR SKIES.
THE MOST FAMOUS# OF WHICH IS ORION THE HUNTER!
HEAD OUT AND LOOK EAST AT TEN PM FOR# THE HOURGLASS OF ORION THE HUNTER; ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED SHAPES IN THE SKY!
ORION’S BRIGHTEST STARS ARE THE BLUE GIANT# STAR MARKING HIS FOOT-RIGEL-AND THE RED STAR MARKING HIS SHOULDER-BETELGEUSE!
PLUS HIS# DISTINCTIVE THREE SPARKLY BELT STARS-ALNITAK, ALNILAM, MINTAKA-AND THAT HOURGLASS FIGURE?
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HE’S GOT A SHIELD, FACING TAURUS THE BULL# HERE, AND A SWORD HANGING FROM HIS BELT WITH THE FUZZY ORION NEBULA IN THE MODDLE.# IT’S ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST NEBULAE IN THE SKY, AND ONE OF THE NEAREST STAR-FORMING REGIONS TO# EARTH.
THOUGH IT’S EASY TO SEE NOW, THIS NEBULA ISN’T MENTIONED IN HISTORICAL ASTRONOMY UNTIL# AFTER THE INVENTION OF THE TELESCOPE.
ASTRONOMERS THINK THAT MEANS THE NEBULA IS BRIGHTER NOW# THAN ANY TIME IN HISTORY.
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