Asterisms · Asterism · 3 stars across Orion
Asterism
Orion's Sword
Orion’s Sword, hanging from his Belt — and its fuzzy middle “star” is the Orion Nebula.
- Stars
- Hatysa
- Constellation
- Orion
- Spans
- about 1° of sky
- Highest at midnight
- mid December
Look for
Even binoculars show that the middle of the Sword is a glowing cloud: the Orion Nebula.