The "This Week in Astronomy" video series, sponsored by Celestron and presented by Dave Eicher, provides weekly updates on astronomical events, research findings, and celestial objects. The featured ...

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The word constellation derives from Latin, a “set of stars” and Orion from Greek, “the hunter.” Some constellations are so obscure that they require imagination to see them. Orion is an exception.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Every year at this time, the evening sky is dominated by the eye-catching constellation Orion, ...

Of all the deep-sky objects visible from mid-northern latitudes, the Orion Nebula (M42) is by far the most spectacular. To the unaided eye, it faintly shines as the middle star in Orion’s Sword, ...

Nothing beats a star-filled winter night sky. There are more bright stars shining in winter’s sky than in summer with winter constellations Taurus, Auriga and especially Orion all containing very ...

The next ORION program will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the City Room, (Room A-111), McNally-Coffey Building, Roane State Community College, Oak Ridge campus. The title of the program ...

This stunning image of the Orion Nebula shows the bright, colorful region of the celestial object. Amateur astronomer Keith Hanssen took the image in November from Montana. "I had purchased a ...

This talk was originally scheduled for June 19, but has been postponed until June 26. The next ORION program, "Smart Telescopes," will be at 7 p.m. June 26 at the City Room (Room A-111), ...