Rigel

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Orion's Constellation Friends (Other Orion stars)
Betelgeuse || Mintaka ||
 * [[image:betelgeuse_hst.jpg width="245" height="194"]]

About Orion
It is in the northern hemisphere, only the Big Dipper is easier to spot than Orion. Because it lies along the celestial equator, Orion can be seen throughout the world. Even if you haven't found them in the sky, you've undoubtedly heard of some of the stars that make up this constellation: Rigel and Betelgeuse. Orion was the son of Neptune. He was a hot giant and a great hunter. His father gave him the power to walk on water. Orion loved the daughter of Oenopion-Merope.

Parallax (A way to measure distance in space)
Parallax means a change in direction caused by a change in position.
 * 1) Step one is to look at the star from two points on the earth.
 * 2) Step two is to measure how far you think it moved, and convert it.
 * 3) You convert it by dividing 1 by the angle.

You divide 1/p or in this case, 1/0.0042.