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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Located along Orion's Belt, just south of the easternmost belt star, Alnitak, the nebula is part of the great Orion molecular cloud complex. Viewing the nebula in infrared wavelengths, as Hubble ...

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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 ...