Explaining The Universe on Instagram: "Orion’s Belt is one of the most recognizable features in the night sky, made up of three bright stars—Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka—lined up in a straight row. These stars are part of the larger constellation Orion the Hunter, and they lie hundreds to over a thousand light-years away. Orion’s Belt points to other useful objects in the sky: following the line downward leads your eyes to Sirius, the brightest star, while tracing it upward brings you toward th