<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/5Qt0r.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5Qt0r.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>From in-the-sky.org's Planetarium function for London on said date and time, we can see that Orion's belt is about 17° above the horizon in the west-south-west.</p>
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<p>@Greg Miller's comment is close:</p>
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<p>That's Orion..</p>
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<p>But I'll propose a correction, that's a <em>very nice photo</em> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation)" rel="noreferrer">Orion</a> :-)</p>
<p>To prove that, see my snapshot of Orion et al. in <a href="https://space.stackexchange.com/a/61089/12102">this answer to <em>What's the orange star I can see in the sky right now?</em></a></p>
<p>The three stars in a row just beloiw the antenna are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion%27s_Belt" rel="noreferrer">Orion's Belt</a> and the &quot;straight line&quot; dropping down and slightly to the left from it is Orion's sword.</p>
<p>And the slightly fuzzy blob in the sword is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula" rel="noreferrer">Orion Nebula</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/MUjaT.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/MUjaT.jpg" alt="This is a photo of the Orion Nebula taken on the 16th of Janurary 2016 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Orion_Nebula,_16.01.2016.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><strong>above:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Orion_Nebula,_16.01.2016.jpg" rel="noreferrer">This is a photo of the Orion Nebula taken on the 16th of Janurary 2016</a> <strong>below:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_composite1.jpg" rel="noreferrer">Composite from two images taken with Canon 85mm / 1.8, taken while Orion was nearly overhead in Bali</a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/puwqJ.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/puwqJ.jpg" alt="Composite from two images taken with Canon 85mm / 1.8, taken while Orion was nearly overhead in Bali. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_composite1.jpg" /></a></p>

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2023-02-26T01:53:54.703Z
Envisioning the stars dangling down the middle as a sword is an ancient Greek interpretation. Other civilizations have envisioned those stars as depicting something else, typically a male body part.
David Hammen
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2023-02-26T01:58:27.597Z
@DavidHammen oh... kay... like [Uranus](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/41977/why-was-neptune-rather-than-uranus-chosen-as-an-archetype#comment86327_41977) this is a reference we're not likely to be using as our "go-to term".
uhoh
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2023-02-26T02:40:25.743Z
Many civilizations considered Orion's belt a huge waist of space.  That's why they only gave it three stars.
Greg Miller
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2023-02-26T03:50:13.110Z
@GregMiller you made me laugh in public - luckily only a quiet coffee shop and not the library :-)
uhoh
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2023-02-27T07:51:15.040Z
Apparently in Finnish folklore the belt and sword were seen as a scythe (Väinämöisen viikate; the Scythe of Väinämöinen), with the sword as the shaft and the belt as the blade like a reversed 7.
Dronir
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2023-02-26T01:45:11.417Z
2023-02-26T01:53:50.893Z
2023-02-26T01:53:50.893Z
uhoh
<p>What is this T-shaped constellation? Never seen it before and it’s not on the map. The photo is made from south-west London facing west at 23-15 on 25.02.2023.<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TVksX.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TVksX.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2023-02-26T01:01:21.650Z
That's Orion...
Greg Miller
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2023-02-26T01:42:02.710Z
@GregMiller You should make that an answer (better said, **the** answer). Answers can be short.
David Hammen
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2023-02-26T09:04:05.307Z
what I'd like to know is what exactly that antenna has been pointed at
uhoh
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2023-02-26T10:06:29.003Z
This is a very nice photo and the answers are correct and good. I would be interested in what exactly you describe as "T-shape". Just to satisfy this curiosity: Could edit and ammend a smaller version of the photo where you paint on top of it the T which you saw? It's such a wonderful example of how different people see different shapes when not influenced by what one *should* see :)
planetmaker
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2023-02-26T14:29:03.903Z
@uhoh the antenna's most likely pointing at [Crystal Palace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Palace_transmitting_station)
Aaron F
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2023-02-26T17:36:52.587Z
Interesting that I'm so used to seeing Orion, that I can't see the 'T'.
Jim421616
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2023-02-26T18:09:56.810Z
To see ‘T’, draw a perpendicular line from the bright star just above the chimney to Orion’s belt.
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Identify T-shaped constellation
super.t
# Identify T-shaped constellation

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-26)

What is this T-shaped constellation? Never seen it before and it’s not on the map. The photo is made from south-west London facing west at 23-15 on 25.02.2023.[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/TVksX.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/TVksX.jpg)

**Tags:** amateur-observing, identify-this-object, constellations
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: That's Orion...  
> **username_2**: @GregMiller You should make that an answer (better said, **the** answer). Answers can be short.  
> **username_3**: what I'd like to know is what exactly that antenna has been pointed at  
> **username_4**: This is a very nice photo and the answers are correct and good. I would be interested in what exactly you describe as "T-shape". Just to satisfy this curiosity: Could edit and ammend a smaller version of the photo where you paint on top of it the T which you saw? It's such a wonderful example of how different people see different shapes when not influenced by what one *should* see :)  
> **username_5**: @uhoh the antenna's most likely pointing at [Crystal Palace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Palace_transmitting_station)  
> **username_6**: Interesting that I'm so used to seeing Orion, that I can't see the 'T'.  
> **username_0**: To see ‘T’, draw a perpendicular line from the bright star just above the chimney to Orion’s belt.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2023-02-26. Score: 14 | Accepted answer

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/5Qt0r.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/5Qt0r.jpg)

From in-the-sky.org's Planetarium function for London on said date and time, we can see that Orion's belt is about 17° above the horizon in the west-south-west.

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@Greg Miller's comment is close:

> That's Orion..

But I'll propose a correction, that's a *very nice photo* of [Orion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation)) :-)

To prove that, see my snapshot of Orion et al. in [this answer to *What's the orange star I can see in the sky right now?*](https://space.stackexchange.com/a/61089/12102)

The three stars in a row just beloiw the antenna are [Orion's Belt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion%27s_Belt) and the "straight line" dropping down and slightly to the left from it is Orion's sword.

And the slightly fuzzy blob in the sword is the [Orion Nebula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula)

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[![This is a photo of the Orion Nebula taken on the 16th of Janurary 2016 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Orion_Nebula,_16.01.2016.jpg](https://i.sstatic.net/MUjaT.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/MUjaT.jpg)

**above:** [This is a photo of the Orion Nebula taken on the 16th of Janurary 2016](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Orion_Nebula,_16.01.2016.jpg) **below:** [Composite from two images taken with Canon 85mm / 1.8, taken while Orion was nearly overhead in Bali](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_composite1.jpg)

[![Composite from two images taken with Canon 85mm / 1.8, taken while Orion was nearly overhead in Bali. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_composite1.jpg](https://i.sstatic.net/puwqJ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/puwqJ.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Envisioning the stars dangling down the middle as a sword is an ancient Greek interpretation. Other civilizations have envisioned those stars as depicting something else, typically a male body part.  
> **username_3**: @DavidHammen oh... kay... like [Uranus](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/41977/why-was-neptune-rather-than-uranus-chosen-as-an-archetype#comment86327_41977) this is a reference we're not likely to be using as our "go-to term".  
> **username_1**: Many civilizations considered Orion's belt a huge waist of space.  That's why they only gave it three stars.  
> **username_3**: @GregMiller you made me laugh in public - luckily only a quiet coffee shop and not the library :-)  
> **username_7**: Apparently in Finnish folklore the belt and sword were seen as a scythe (Väinämöisen viikate; the Scythe of Väinämöinen), with the sword as the shaft and the belt as the blade like a reversed 7.  

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