ORION, in Astronomy

in astronomy, constellation located on the celestial equator. It is one of the most conspicuous and easily recognizable constellations in the entire sky. From ancient times it has been mentioned in the literature of many peoples and is traditionally depicted as the figure of a warrior. Four bright stars form a quadrangle marking his shoulders and feet; brilliant red Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) at his right shoulder, Bellatrix (Gamma Orionis) at his left shoulder, and dazzling Rigel (Beta Orionis) at his left foot are all among the 25 brightest stars in the sky, while Saiph (Kappa Orionis) at the right foot is of second magnitude. Three bright second-magnitude stars form a belt almost along the celestial equator; hanging from the belt is a sword of dimmer stars and including the famous Great Nebula (M42). Orion reaches its highest point in the evening sky in late January.

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books on: Orion in Astronomy  - 179 results

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Pseudepigraphic Perspectives: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls : Proceedings of the International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, 12-14 January, 1997
Book by Esther G. Chazon, Michael Stone; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Apocryphal Books (Old Testament)--Congresses, Dead Sea Scrolls--Congresses
...person. J() Nickclsburg, The Biblc Rewritten and Expandcd, 102-03. Ibid., 99-100. J1 Enoch lcarncd his history, astronomy, and cosmology under thc tutelage of an- gels, just as Moscs learned thc chronology and coursc of history and thc eternal...
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Astronomy through the Ages: The Story of the Human Attempt to Understand the Universe
Book by Robert Wilson; Taylor & Francis, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--History
...who was represented by the constellation of Orion. Osiris was originally the god of fertility but...romantic combination of religion, mysticism and astronomy. The heliacal rising of Orion occurs before that of Sirius, so, star by star...
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A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Dictionaries
...Nebula. SWAS Abbr. for Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite. Swift-Tuttle, Comet 109P...brighter part of the Milky Way. Sword of Orion A region of sky around the * Orion Nebula. As well as the Orion Nebula and the stars within it, the Sword...
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Essays in Astronomy
Book by Sir Robert S. Ball, William Harkness, Sir John Herschel, William Huggins, Marquid de Laplace, Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, Richard Proctor, M. Schiaparelli, Edward Singleton Holden; D. Appleton & Company, 1900
Subjects: Astronomy
...494 ; in Aquarius, 384 ; in Orion, 60 , 385 , 427 , 437 , 491...the origin of asteroids, 249 . Orion, constellation of, 258 . Orion, nebula in, 60 , 297 , 300...motion of, 279 . Polynesians, astronomy of the, 256 .
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Popular Astronomy: Being the New Descriptive Astronomy
Book by Joel Dorman Steele; American Book Company, 1899
Subjects: Astronomy
...elements are known to exist in nebulae? How is the relation of the Orion nebula to stars in that constellation? How remote is it? What is...they would tell what nations had sorted over the pile. -- Popular Astronomy , p. 228.
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journal articles on: Orion in Astronomy  - 26 results

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Patmore, Pascal, and Astronomy
Journal article by Ernest Fontana; Victorian Poetry, Vol. 41, 2003
Subjects: Astronomy--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Metaphor--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Pascal, Blaise--Influence, Patmore, Coventry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poetics--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Aurea Dicta (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Patmore, Pascal, and Astronomy. by Ernest Fontana IN THE...greatest knowledge of contemporary astronomy. (1) What could have prompted...4.) James Parins, "Orion of Light: The Parmorean Flavor...Herschels very popular Outlines of Astronomy is internal, derived from...
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Reading through Galileo's Telescope. Margaret Cavendish and the Experience of Reading [*
Journal article by Elizabeth A. Spiller; Vol. 53, 2000
Subjects: Astronomy--Literature, Galileo--Research, Physics--17th century, Royal Society--17th century, Telescope--History, Utopias--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...distinguish thirty-five; Orion went from nine stars to eighty...essential to the argument came into astronomy quite naturally as a concomitant...fictional truth, Cavendish uses astronomy to define the boundaries of...convergence of poetics and astronomy, this constellation of three...
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"The Globe We Groan In": Astronomical Distance and Stellar Decay in in Memoriam
Journal article by Anna Henchman; Victorian Poetry, Vol. 41, 2003
Subjects: Astronomy--Portrayals, depictions, etc., English literature, 1837-1901 (Victorian age)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poets--Works, Tennyson, Alfred, Lord--Attitudes, Tennyson, Alfred, Lord--Works
...between the poets lifelong preoccupation with astronomy and his larger poetic project. Astronomy fascinated Tennyson for its own sake, and...to write the 1833 Bridgewater Treatise On Astronomy and General Physics. Throughout the 1830s...
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The Sky
Journal article by Ray Forma; Teaching Science, Vol. 53, 2007
Subjects: Astrographic catalog and chart--Usage, Astronomical charts--Usage, Astronomy--Equipment and supplies, Sky--Observations
...the timing of successful astronomy evenings for students. The best time for an astronomy evening is usually six days...Saturn in E 24 February--Orion due north. Saturn starts...Urania, the Greek Muse of Astronomy. He travelled to various...
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The Transatlantic Romance of Celestial Motion: Revolutionary Objects and Fictional Historiography
Journal article by Robert Lawrence Gunn; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 39, 2008
Subjects: Astronomy--Portrayals, Romance fiction--Criticism and interpretation, Romance literature--Criticism and interpretation, Romances (Fiction)--Criticism and interpretation
...this suggestive interdisciplinary mischief? And why should astronomy figure so prominently as the contested terrain he feels compelled...he asks in the first part of The Age of Reason, "with Orion, with Sirius, with the star he calls the North Star, with...
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Peeling Back Orion's Layers: Astronomers Unveil a Portrait of Star Formation
Magazine article by Ron Cowen; Science News, Vol. 169, March 11, 2006
Subjects: Orion Nebula--Observations, Star formation--Reports
...drawn to the Milky Ways Orion nebula. This young...young, massive stars at Orions center have blasted away...years from Earth, Orion is the closest stellar...winds from the quartet in Orion, sculpt surrounding...the National Optical Astronomy Observatories in Tucson. ORIONS BULLIES Astronomers are...
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Bright Orion
Magazine article by Joe Rao; Natural History, Vol. 105, January 1996
Subjects: Astronomy, Stars & galaxies
Bright Orion by Joe Rao On clear, cold January evenings, the imposing spectacle of Orion the Hunter, high astride the southern...budding interest in sky gazing, Orion is the best to place to start. Orions two most luminous stars, Betelgeuse...
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Peeling Back Orion's Layers: Astronomers Unveil a Portrait of Star Formation
Magazine article by Ron Cowen; Science News, Vol. 169, March 11, 2006
Subjects: Astronomical research, Orion Nebula--Research, Star formation--Methods, Star formation--Research
...drawn to the Milky Ways Orion nebula. This young...young, massive stars at Orions center have blasted away...years from Earth, Orion is the closest stellar...winds from the quartet in Orion, sculpt surrounding...the National Optical Astronomy Observatories in Tucson. ORIONS BULLIES Astronomers are...
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The Bible and Astronomy
Magazine article by Hector Avalos; Free Inquiry, Vol. 18, Fall 1998
Subjects: Astronomy--Religious aspects, Bible (Sacred text)--Astronomy, Religion and science--Analysis, Religion and science--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...modern astronomers to harmonize astronomy and the Bible. A PRIMER IN...Pleiades, or loose the cords of Orion?" as reflecting biblical...that the ancients saw, like Orions starry belt, rather than...WHY HARMONIZE THE BIBLE AND ASTRONOMY? The motives for attempting to harmonize astronomy and the Bible are complex...
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The Heavens and the Earth
Magazine article by Rudolf Kippenhahn; History Today, Vol. 46, November 1996
Subjects: Astronomical research--History, Astronomy--History
...mechanics. At this moment, astronomy and astrology parted company...horoscope, but from now on astronomy was part of physics. The movements...particularly striking. One is in Orion, the other is the one in Andromeda...This was the birth of radio-astronomy. The technical development...
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Stars Come out with Earth Hour
Newspaper article; The NewsMail (Bundaberg, Australia), March 27, 2009
Subjects: Astronomy
...of stars which houses over 10,000 stars as well as check the Great Nebular of Orion. Mr Johnson praised Earth Hour and said it was a "big thing" for astronomy. "Lets not shine our lights too bright," Mr Johnson said. On Saturday Bundaberg...
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PERSPECTIVE: A Trip to the Stars - and No Beckham in Sight
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 15, 2006
Subjects: Astronomy
...digital planetarium recently, flew past Saturn, explored the Orion nebula, counted the moons of Neptune, and went for a cup...resembled a futuristic satellite) rather more interesting than the astronomy. Next to Munich the largest and most impressive was the Adler...
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Heaven's Smiling on Us; Venus and Jupiter Line Up to Offer a Rare Cosmic Sight
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), December 3, 2008
Subjects: Astronomy
...Bennedict said. "I cant find any data on it. "Ive been doing astronomy for 45 years and I havent seen this before." It has been...in the night sky at this time of year. Pilades, Taurus and Orion, "three of the most beautiful constellations", could be...
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Wayoutwest
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 25, 2011
Subjects: Astronomy
...point where they come from, the radiant, lies in the constellation Orion, that great feature of the sky known as "the hunter" and whose familiar, triple starred "belt of Orion" hangs over us at night. Jim carried on frisking the leaves for...
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Planets Stage a Night Time Spectacular
Newspaper article; The Gympie Times (Gympie, Australia), December 2, 2008
Subjects: Astronomy, Planets
...other, although Mr Bennedick said it would still be magical. He is also looking to the east, as summer constellations of Orion, Taurus and Peladies will twinkle with images of magelanic clouds containing our two nearest galaxies. Mr Bennedick said the...
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encyclopedia articles on: Orion in Astronomy  - 8 results

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Orion , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ORION , in astronomy in astronomy, constellation located on the celestial equator. It is one of...of dimmer stars and including the famous Great Nebula (M42). Orion reaches its highest point in the evening sky in late January...
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Taurus , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAURUS , in astronomy Lat.,= the bull, in astronomy, constellation NW of Orion and lying on the ecliptic (the suns apparent...A line extended through and slightly up from Orions belt will strike Aldebaran. Two notable star...
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Constellation , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CONSTELLATION , in astronomy in common usage, group of stars that appear to form a configuration...mythological figures (e.g., Perseus, Andromeda, Hercules, Orion), animals (e.g., Leo the Lion, Cygnus the Swan, Draco the...
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Milky Way
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the smaller arms, called the Local or Orion Arm, that connect the more substantial...Morgan detected evidence of spiral arms in Orion and Perseus. Another bright arm stretches...southern sky. With the development of radio astronomy, scientists have extended a nearly complete...
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Observatory, Orbiting
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...launched by ESA, found water in the Orion nebula and in the atmospheres...galaxies first seen by the Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) in 1983...telescopes. See also gamma-ray astronomy ; infrared astronomy ; space probe ; ultraviolet astronomy...
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