How to find Orion, and the nebula hanging from its belt
Orion is back in the evening sky. From Cyprus this week it clears the eastern horizon at about 20:20 local time, lying on its side, and by 22:00 it’s high enough to see properly. Three bright stars in a short, straight row mark its belt. Find those and you have the whole constellation, the brightest stars of the winter sky around it, and, hanging just below the belt, a nebula you can pick out from a town with your bare eyes. You don’t need any gear. And the next ten evenings are the best time this month to look, because the Moon is out of the evening sky until about November 14. ...