"When you first start to explore the night sky, constellations with very bright stars in distinctive patterns are easiest to find - like Orion for example."
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"You can use a familiar constellation like Orion as a signpost to others. Sweep down from Orion's belt to Sirius, the brightest star in the sky."
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"Follow Orion's belt up to find Taurus the Bull."
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"Then continue to the Pleiades star cluster."
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"Orion's raised arm leads you to Gemini, the Twins."
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"You will find it easier to relate the picture on the screen with the real sky if you check the sizes of the constellation patterns you are looking for against the sky grid.The main part of Orion is about 10 degrees across - the width of a hand viewed at arm's length."