What is Orion's Belt?
[[File:Cintura di Orione binocolo.png|thumb|right|250px|The Belt of Orion]] [[File:Orion Head to Toe.jpg|thumb|In this broader view, the belt (The three stars in the center) is seen in relation to nearby features in the [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]] constellation.]] '''Orion's Belt''' or '''Belt of Orion''' is belt of 3 [[star]]s in one line in the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]. Ancient Arabic names of these 3 stars are [[Alnitak]], [[Alnilam]] and [[Mintaka]]. These 3 stars are named by [[astronomer]]s as [[Zeta Orionis|ζ Ori]] (Alnitak), [[Epsilon Orionis|ε Ori]] (Alnilam), and [[Delta Orionis|δ Ori]] (Mintaka). These 3 stars are best visible in the night sky during the month of January.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090210.html|title=APOD: 2009 February 10 - Orion s Belt|website=apod.nasa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030207.html|title=APOD: 2003 February 7 - Orion on Film|website=apod.nasa.gov}}</ref> [[File:Orion Belt.jpg|thumb|250px|left|An image of Orion's Belt. It was made up from digitized black-and-white photographic plates recorded through red and blue astronomical filters, with a computer synthesized green channel. The plates were taken using the [[Samuel Oschin Telescope]] between 1987 and 1991]] {{clear}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{-}} {{Sci-stub}} [[Category:Constellations]]