Orion's armpit

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Originally uploaded by sasadler.

I was in the back yard of a friend's house letting out her dog on one of those stunningly clear February nights when I noticed Orion. A friend called me on the cell phone from across town and I asked if she could see it. So, using the nearly full moon as the main point of reference, I lead her to the big red star that is Orion's armpit. Hard to find it in the picture, it is the red star on the upper left side. It's name, I learned on jeopardy earlier tonight, is called Betelgeuse. What a name.