Orion's Belt (Collinder 70)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Orion's Belt is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 10° below the horizon at dusk.
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Name
Orion's Belt (Collinder 70)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.