Figure 1-3 RIVUXG Three Views of Orion The constellation Orion is easily seen on nights from December through March. (a) This fanciful drawing from a star atlas published in 1835 shows Orion the Hunter as well as other celestial creatures. (b) A portion of a modern star atlas shows some of the stars in Orion. The yellow lines show the constellation borders between Orion and its neighboring constellations (labeled in capitals), and the blue lines outline a more easily recognizable asterism. (c) This photograph of Orion shows many more stars than can be seen with the naked eye.