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VK3SMX - Astro node

(as seen from Australia and other southern latitudes - Orion appears upside-down here)

* Rigel Saiph *

M42 @

Alnilam * * Alnitak

Mintaka *

M78 @

Bellatrix *

Betelgeuse *

Meissa *

* = star @ = Messier object

colour approximates each object's real visual colour (spectral type)

Known locally as "the Saucepan" - the Belt and Sword form its bowl and handle