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| + | '''Orion''' was a stellar [[constellation]] visible from [[Earth]]. The asterism Orion's Belt was located in this constellation. |
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| − | '''Orion''' is a stellar [[constellation]], visible from [[Earth]], containing the [[star]]s [[Betelgeuse]], [[Rigel]], Bellatrix, [[Alnitak]] (Zeta Orionis), Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis), and [[Mintaka]] (Delta Orionis), as well as the Orion Nebula. '''Orion's Belt''' is the string of stars within the constellation, which from left to right, contain the stars Alnitak Alnilam and Mintaka. |
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| − | [[James T. Kirk]] once pointed out Orion's belt in the |
+ | In [[1930]], [[James T. Kirk]] once pointed out the [[star]] [[Alnitak]] in Orion's belt in the night sky to [[Edith Keeler]]. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}}) |
| − | ==Orion locations== |
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| − | * [[Orion system]] |
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| − | * [[Betelgeuse]] (Alpha Orionis) |
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| − | * [[Rigel]] |
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| − | ** [[Rigel system]] |
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| − | * [[Mintaka]] (Delta Orionis) |
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| − | * [[Bellatrix]] (Gamma Orionis) |
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| − | * [[Alnitak]] (Zeta Orionis) |
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| + | The Orion Constellation was partially visible on a [[viewscreen]] in the [[briefing room]] on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2266]]. It was a [[star chart]] of the winter sky as seen from [[Earth]]. The constellation Orion was visible in the upper left corner of the chart and identified by name. ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}}) |
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| − | ==Background== |
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| − | Captain Kirk described the belt, which allows us to know that the writer he spoke of originated in the [[Alnitak system]], even though he didn't specify the name of the star he meant. [[Mintaka III]], a planet orbiting Mintaka, was visited in {{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}}. |
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| + | In [[2367]], [[René Picard]] could view the Orion constellation from his home in [[La Barre]], [[France]]. ({{TNG|Family}}) |
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| − | Captain Janeway mentions [[Bellatrix]] (Gamma Orionis) just after her first arrival on USS Voyager, while being questioned by welcoming admiral{{VOY|Relativity}} |
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| + | In [[2371]], while being questioned by a welcoming admiral shortly after her first arrival on {{USS|Voyager}}, [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] mentioned [[Gamma Orionis]]. ({{VOY|Relativity}}) |
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| − | While Alnilam has no [[canon]] appearances, it is mentioned in star charts in [[Franz Joseph]]'s ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'' by [[Ballantine Books]] (and even had a {{ShipClass|Constitution}} starship named after it, in his shiplists). |
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| + | In [[2375]], a picture of the [[Orion Nebula]] was on display in [[astrometrics]] aboard the ''Voyager''. ({{VOY|Night}}) |
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| + | File:Star chart with constellations, The Corbomite Maneuver remastered.jpg|The constellation star chart |
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| + | File:Orion Nebula.jpg|Orion Nebula |
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| + | </gallery> |
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* {{Wikipedia}} |
* {{Wikipedia}} |
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[[fr:Constellation d'Orion]] |
[[fr:Constellation d'Orion]] |
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| + | [[ja:オリオン座]] |
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[[Category:Constellations]] |
[[Category:Constellations]] |
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Revision as of 10:00, 4 April 2016
Orion was a stellar constellation visible from Earth. The asterism Orion's Belt was located in this constellation.
In 1930, James T. Kirk once pointed out the star Alnitak in Orion's belt in the night sky to Edith Keeler. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")
The Orion Constellation was partially visible on a viewscreen in the briefing room on the USS Enterprise in 2266. It was a star chart of the winter sky as seen from Earth. The constellation Orion was visible in the upper left corner of the chart and identified by name. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
In 2367, René Picard could view the Orion constellation from his home in La Barre, France. (TNG: "Family")
In 2371, while being questioned by a welcoming admiral shortly after her first arrival on USS Voyager, Janeway mentioned Gamma Orionis. (VOY: "Relativity")
In 2375, a picture of the Orion Nebula was on display in astrometrics aboard the Voyager. (VOY: "Night")
External links
- Orion (constellation) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Orion (constellation) at Wikipedia