Here we can see Orion's place in the night sky. He is close to his two dogs Canis Major and Canis Minor and also near to animals to hunt - Taurus the bull and Lepus the rabbit.
Winter nights conjures up frosty evenings with crisp clear skies and diamond bright stars.
The long hours of darkness offer a great opportunity to wrap up warm, step outside and gaze up at the heavens. To those of us in the northern hemisphere the winter sky is dominated by the magnificent constellation of Orion - the hunter , a heroic figure that strides across the sky containing more bright stars than any other constellation. Return to Orion home page . Return to Constellation of the Month .