The name Orion is of Greek origin and means "son of fire" or "light in the sky." In Greek mythology, Orion was a mighty hunter and a constellation in the night sky is named after him.

You could not really say there is one important star in Orion. The constellation itself is the most prominent in the sky when it is visible, being unmistakeable and spectacular. Rigel is the brightest star, so it is important. Betelgeuse is next in terms of brightness and is a very interesting star to astronomers due to its large size and instability as a red giant. Other stars are interesting too. Then there is the Orion nebula, which is not a star, but is another major thing of interest in Orion. Orion's Belt with its three main stars is also interesting. They act as pointers to Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, the brightest star in the night sky, and to Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus. So Orion is full of interesting things, and this is why you could not say anything is most important.

The three bright stars, Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka.

They are also referred to as Delta, Epsilon and Zeta Orionis.

They all lie on or close to the Celestial Equator.

There are thousands of stars in Orion. The three in the belt are Alnilam, Alnitak and Mintaka. The brightest star is Rigel and near that is Saiph. These two stars are in the legs of Orion. On the other side of the belt are the reddish star, Betelgeuse and not far away, Bellatrix. These lie in or near Orion's shoulder.

His sword is made up of the stars Pi 1-Pi6.

It is toward the south in December. By March it will be more towards the west as the Earth has continued on its orbit around the sun, so it is now looking towards Orion from a different position. Having gone about 90°, it will have changed from south to west.

Its famous super giant star is Betelgeuse, a red giant and very noticeably red when you look at it. It is in the top left corner of Orion.

Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.

It is visible throughout the winter months of the northern hemisphere.

During the northern hemisphere's winter months, it is very prominent towards the south, being the most prominent constellation in the night sky.

The other one is Bellatrix

The easiest way to identify Orion (the Hunter) is the 3 bright stars in line forming Orion's belt.

It can be seen in the southern hemisphere, but is better seen in the northern hemisphere.

Orion Pictures ended in 1998.

Astronomers have debated several ideas about the significance of the Orion's Belt constellation. A popular idea is that it may have been the blueprint ancient Egyptians used to build the Giza pyramids.