Its leftmost star, Alnitak (pronounced ALL-nye-tack), is our focus this month. Alnitak is blue because it’s hotter than most stars. And boy, is it hot, shining at visible wavelengths with the ...

Related: Night sky observing guide Orion's Belt consists of three stars. From east to west, they are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Separately, these three supergiant stars are several times more ...

Join us on a breathtaking cosmic voyage to the Three Marys, the three stars that form the iconic belt of the Orion constellation. Known scientifically as Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, these celestial ...

The Arabic named three-star belt is composed of, from the left, Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka, all hot blue supergiants 17.8, 33 and 40 times more massive than the sun, respectively. Don’t let ...

objects or events you can see in the sky.

His head is marked by Meissa and his belt, at a jaunty angle, by three stars in a line: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. Hanging from his belt is his sword, with the famous Orion Nebula as its ...

As an example, still within Orion, the stars in Orion’s belt are named Alnilam, Alnitak, and Mintaka. Unfortunately, many of the transcribers in the middle ages, being unfamiliar with Arabic ...

More glowing gas and dust clouds are visible to the left of the Horsehead and near the bright star Alnitak (Zeta Orionis), located in Orion's Belt. This photo was taken through a 10-inch telescope.

Nearby (but not visible in this image) is the bright star Alnitak, the easternmost star in the Belt of Orion. Radiation from Alnitak ionizes the Flame Nebula's hydrogen gas. As the gas begins to ...