Monday, 23 July 2018

Orion (not the spacecraft capsule)

Asteroid Bennu next to Orion
Anyone else wonder why the Orion constellation is featured in the background graphics of many astronomy TV programmes?

Not that I'm complaining - it's my own favourite constellation. I just have to be patient and wait for winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

This image is a snapshot using my smartphone from my TV of a Discovery Science channel programme.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101955_Bennu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)

In many astronomy programmes I play the game of "see if I can spot the constellations in the background" - sort of like a flashcard memory game to improve my constellation spotting.