Since Orion's belt of three bright stars lies upon the celestial equator, Orion is visible from every inhabited part of the globe. Orion the hunter appropriately faces the red eye of Taurus . And the Little Dog, or Canis Minor , with the bright star Procyon. The Ram, the Bull, and the Lion, And the Great Bear, says Orion, With my starry quiver and beautiful belt I am trying to find a good thick pelt To warm my shoulders tonight, To warm my shoulders tonight. The size of each star indicates its relative magnitude .
Constellation names are light blue .
Messier object numbers are pink . Globular clusters are gold starbursts . Open clusters are dotted white circles. Planetary nebula are green diamonds . Bright nebula are magenta squares .