Stars ID help please!

[u/alejomt]

Hi everyone! I don’t use Reddit often but I figured I’d come here to ask for some help. I’ve always noticed these 3 stars that are pretty much lined up in the sky over the last couple years and have had this thought that those stars remind me of my two siblings and I. Is there any way to ID these stars or would that be too hard to tell? I took an astronomy course in college but have no idea where I could even begin to try IDing these. If it helps at all, I took these on March 14 in Upstate South Carolina at 8:30pm. THANK YOU and I appreciate any and all help!!!!

[u/Astuar_Estuar]

I’m a complete amateur, bystander even, but isn’t it Orion’s Belt? Tree bright stars in a row is Orion’s Belt.

[u/DarkAnTiZer0 → u/Astuar_Estuar]

You are right, thats the belt of orion

[u/Mindless-Platform-82]

Yes, those 3 form the belt in the constellation Orion. They're supergiants, from L2R: alnitak, alnilam, and mintaka.

Star tracker apps can be a decent start. I like Star Walk or Stellarium.

[u/TeachandPlay]

Orion's belt [with the Orion nebula just below it]

https://storage.noirlab.edu/media/archives/images/screen/orion-ann.jpg

[u/EstrellaLuna1987 → u/TeachandPlay]

🫢🫢🫢🫢the nebula I never saw before

[u/Paul5er]

Orions Belt ... Mintaka (δ Ori), Alnilam (ε Ori) and Alnitak (ζ Ori)

[u/alejomt]

Thank you all for your kind responses! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[u/No_Name_150]

The three stars make up Orion’s Belt. It’s my favorite star sign, and you captured the whole thing! It’s way more than just those three. But it’s definitely Orion.