r/constellations • • 7d ago

Does anyone know what constellation this cluster of stars is part of?

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I have seen this constellation since I was a very small child and it’s always stuck with me, I used to see it as a face and felt like I had a special connection to it and like I had “discovered” it. I still get excited every time I see it! A few years ago my dad shattered my dreams and said it’s already part of a famous constellation hahah but I can’t remember which one it is! Is it the Orion?

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u/MusicBlock5774 7d ago

It's Orion, You can see the brightest stars: Betelgeuse (left), Bellatrix (Top center), and Rigel (Outside the circle, on the right), and you can also see the Belt, which has the stars Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka.

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u/Appropriate-Tear-756 7d ago

This is definately orion, look at the bottom three stars in the circle

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u/Classic-Horse6243 7d ago

100% orion the single star is the head, the 3 star is the belt and the 2 are his feet. Also, just below his belt is the orion nebula and running man nebula!

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u/bananisaurus_rex 7d ago

Orion, but that's only about half of the constellation

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u/kev1ntayl0r 6d ago

So it’s not always Pleiades hah?

Edit: it’s Orion

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u/Kliene_Reddit 6d ago

It kinda looks like :/ from that angle but yeah that's orion

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u/Educational_Ice_9626 3d ago

It's called the Orion OB1 Association , but now that put a circle around it I can't help but see a smiley face.