<p>Use a constellation map! That will provide much of the information you need.</p>

<p>Here are however some things you can try to spot:</p>

<ul>
<li>On the lower left hand side of Orion, you can spot a very bright star, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sirius</a>, in fact the brightest one in the sky. It is part of the constellation <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_Major" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Canis Major</a> (great dog).</li>
<li>A bit further left and up you probably see a star nearly as bright as Sirius. That is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procyon" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Procyon</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_Minor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Canis minor</a> (lesser dog).</li>
<li>Up, and a little bit to the right from Orion you can see a very red star. That is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldebaran" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Aldebaran</a> in the constellation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_%28constellation%29" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Taurus</a> (the bull). In the same constellation you can see the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pleiades</a>, a bunch of stars in a cluster.</li>
</ul>

<p>Taurus with Aldebaran and the Pleiades:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/k6RAZm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/k6RAZm.png" alt="Taurus"></a></p>

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<p>I have a simple question. I can see orion constellation clearly in the night sky. I read it somewhere on this website that gemini is on the left-hand side of orion constellation. I was able to spot gemini later that night. I was wondering on how to spot other constellations using orion and gemini constellation. </p>

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Any hemisphere. I just want to know other constellations using orion and gemini.
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How to see other celestial things using stars for direction?
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# How to see other celestial things using stars for direction?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-06)

I have a simple question. I can see orion constellation clearly in the night sky. I read it somewhere on this website that gemini is on the left-hand side of orion constellation. I was able to spot gemini later that night. I was wondering on how to spot other constellations using orion and gemini constellation.

**Tags:** star, constellations, orion
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Southern or northern hemisphere?  
> **username_0**: Any hemisphere. I just want to know other constellations using orion and gemini.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-02-06. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Use a constellation map! That will provide much of the information you need.

Here are however some things you can try to spot:

* On the lower left hand side of Orion, you can spot a very bright star, [Sirius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius), in fact the brightest one in the sky. It is part of the constellation [Canis Major](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_Major) (great dog).
* A bit further left and up you probably see a star nearly as bright as Sirius. That is [Procyon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procyon) in [Canis minor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_Minor) (lesser dog).
* Up, and a little bit to the right from Orion you can see a very red star. That is [Aldebaran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldebaran) in the constellation of [Taurus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_%28constellation%29) (the bull). In the same constellation you can see the [Pleiades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades), a bunch of stars in a cluster.

Taurus with Aldebaran and the Pleiades:

[![Taurus](https://i.sstatic.net/k6RAZm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/k6RAZm.png)


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