Betelguese
Betelgeuse is the red supergiant star at Orion's right shoulder, with Bellatrix - a blue giant - as the left shoulder. If would seem logical that Orion is depicted as facing us.
Rigel in Orion and Deneb in Cygnus are such examples
It is either a really strange character who comes to life when you say his name three times or it's a red giant star in the constellation of Orion.
Rigel (beta Orionis) is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and one of the brightest stars in the sky.
It's a star, so it makes its own light. It's a Red Giant, so a very big star, and visible in November/December onwards each year in Orion. Compare its colour with Rigel at the opposite corner of Orion. The colours show up better in binoculars.
Orion's armpit
Orion is a constellation, not a star. Betelgeuse, the red giant at the left shoulder of Orion, is a supergiant.
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.
Betelgeuse
Betelgeuse is a red giant star in Orion, and it is one of the biggest and brightest stars known.
Its famous red star is Betelgeuse, a red giant and very noticeably red when you look at it. It is in the top left corner of Orion.
Betelgeuse is the star in Orion that is known as a red supergiant.
Orion is a constellation - not a star sign. "Signs" are the constellations along the ecliptic, or better known as the zodiac.
There are a great number of red giant stars. Perhaps the best known and easiest to see is Betelgeuse, which is at the left shoulder of Orion the Hunter.
No. Betelgeuse is a red super-giant star, the red star at the left shoulder of Orion the Hunter.
One very large red giant star is Betelgeuse, which is the bright-red shoulder of Orion.
Betelgeuse is the red supergiant star at Orion's right shoulder, with Bellatrix - a blue giant - as the left shoulder. If would seem logical that Orion is depicted as facing us.