Alpha Orion, the ninth brightest star in the whole day, Latin for Betelgeuse, with a brightness of 0.06-0.75 and a period of 5.5 years, is an irregular variable star.
Every year 1 at the end of February, at 8: 00 pm, the three stars δ, ε and ζ, which are connected in a line by Orion, hang high in the southern sky, hence the China folk proverb "Three stars are due south, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon".
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Orion has its place in different ancient civilizations, but its image is different. Whether in ancient or modern literature, Orion belt
And swords often appear. During the two world wars, it even became the emblem of the 27th Division of the US Army, probably because the division was under the command of General O 'Ryan.
The ancient Sumerians regarded these stars as a sheep. Betelgeuse, the Latin name for Betelgeuse, actually refers to the armpit of a sheep.
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