I can still remember the first time I saw Orion's belt. I was 9 playing hide and seek with other kids in the neighborhood. I was by myself in the dark laying in the grass looking up and there they were. I was mesmerized. I could hear my friends yelling and screaming and playing but I just kept laying there just staring at Orion's belt. Only later did I realize what I'd been looking at.
that's actually cute how people who likes Orion have their own little cute stories about how they came to like this constellation. Mine was when I was young too. I often go to my cousin's house until around 6pm (which is not good in an asian household) I would always think about what to say to my mom so i wont get scolded but I would just end up looking at that 3 stars forming a straight line and would always wonder what they were. Sometimes they're there and other time of the year i couldnt see them no matter how i try to find them. Only when i grew up did i learn about how sky really works lol. There's a lot of beautiful constellations out there, but there's something about orion in everyone's story. Because it's the most visible and easy to distinguish, orion has been with us since young and ignorant about its real story.
I live in Indiana and have looked at Orion's belt my whole life. Tonight is the first time I've caught your video and they are great. I'm 70 years old now so this means a lot to me. Thank you very much! I plan to watch your channel from now on.
I live in Australia and have also looked at and loved Orion my whole life. We see it ''upside down'' - from your perspective and it is a summer constellation mostly. Have only been to Northern Hemisphere once and saw it from Inari, Finland and Stockholm - Helsinki over night ferry As I had watched the stellar, lunar and planetary movements all my life it was thrilling to see the Northern positions exactly as I had mentally pictured them.
I also live in Indiana! I look at Venus every night, and Orion gives me strength. The other day there was a ring around the moon and I thought the weather was going to be terrible the next day, but it was clear and light pollution wasn't all bad and I could see more stars than ever
This is the first time I have seen this channel. Her sign off is similar to a late night show called The Star Gazer, he always ended the show with "Always keep looking up".
I live in the North of England Mike. This is the first time I've ever learnt so much about the stars we look at all the time. And I'm 67. It's great, isn't it?
I named my son Orion. He was 6 years old when I lost him 3 years ago. Next month is his 10th birthday. We were so close. He's still my special little guy. I tend to see the constellation around his birthday now. 🌟
My heart goes out to you. I cannot imagine the pain of losing a child. As a mother, I know our children are our whole world. May the stars forever remind you of the beautiful love and happiness that only children (your Orion) can bring.
When I want to learn more about a specific constellation this is the first place I go, your videos are really helpful! Would love to see more videos like this for other constellations where you teach about the individual stars. Super interesting, thank you!
Thank you for your message. I have started focusing more on individual stars. I do have a growing playlist for this topic: th-cam.com/play/PL8pl68pBv2SzR2SiJZSSuFcwmgzkX-g-x.html
This popped up out of nowhere, I decided little had changed in the sky in 3 years. Made my day. Many years ago as a child, I lived in an unlit rural area, and the sky was dazzling at night. I since moved to the city, and the sky has been deleted. This video made me feel less mentally impoverished.
An excellent description. These Arabic names of Orion stars are pronounced in Arabic as:Bait el gez, Re jel, Saif, Al Nitaq ,Al nilam, Al nitaq, Mintaqa. Many thanks for this fine video.
I taught myself the constellations as a teen in the early 70s but love to watch your videos. There is always some tidbit of information that I pick up from you, things I have not heard before. Your videos are an excellent source of info for anyone wanting to learn about the heavens.
As much as I dislike winter for its cold, I'm always excited to see Orion. I'm currently looking at it from my room's window and the stars from Orion and other bordering constellations are so bright and pretty! The way those stars twinkle in cold winter air is so pleasant, as if they're staring back at me.
Orion has always been my top favorite constellation, many dreams of flying to Betelguese. In Brazil we pronounce it as ~Beteugueise. Fun fact, old culture in here used to call the belts (Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka) as the Três Marias, or Mary Three.
@@cybergothika6906 what is wrong with you? They just replied with the proper English translation since “Mary Three” makes no sense in English bc the adjectives go before the noun. The translation is “Three Marys”.
In Greenland we call those three stars "The Three Kings", something to do with Christmas time especially. That pronounciation is also how I prefer to say it. I know it is more of a French pronounciation, but I just feel Beetlejuice is too far off, and as the narrator said: reminds me too much of that movie.
@@mikaelbiilmann6826 we say "The Three Wise Men" or "The Three Kings" in the Philippines too. It is definitely related to Christmas and we only see it in December. Orion is a quite interesting constellation.
Theyd say its obviousky in the center of the disc. Which then you have tge dark/light in the sun spinning over a flat dusc making no sense on how night is possible haga
Orion is hands down, my favorite constellation. It's easily spotted through the naked eye. And I thing that from our perspective it is placed in the most beautiful night sky Area, just between Canis Major and the awesome Sirius, and the Taurus constellation with the it's Red Bull eye Aldebaran. Also the totally awesome Pleiades are visually not that far. Orion really chose a good spot to hunt.
My favorite constellation is Pleiades, and because it's such a faint constellation and difficult to find, well it used to be until I realized Orions belt points straight at it. One fascinating aspect about Pleiades (for me anyway) is I can never view all the stars at the same time because they aren't very bright to begin with, it also looks similar to the Big Dipper only much smaller Another neat thing is you can almost see it better if you look a few degrees away from it and it appears as a cloud. But using Orions belt is a sure fire way to spot it. I've become so familiar with it I don't usually need Orions Belt as an aid finding it anymore. Thanks for all these great videos keep them coming.
Thank you, Janine. Thank you for your dissertation about Orion. A beautiful constellation of the celestial equator at this time of year for both Southern and Northern Hermispheria observers! Clear skies 😌🔭✨
I always wanted to pin down those particular stars, because they're so easily found, but never got around to it. Thanks! As an official old person I can attest to earlier pronunciation of this star. Betelgeuse was commonly pronounced "beetlejuice" before Beetlejuice (starting the great Michael Keaton) was created in any form. At least in the English speaking world. Cool either way.
In the late ‘60s I read a book in grade school called “The Space Hut,” by Esther Weir, in which the protagonist has a pet skunk named Betelgeuse. The story explains that the skunk is so named because it sits on the shoulder of the owner, just as the star in Orion, and it is pronounced “beetlejuice.” In fact, it is spelled Beetlejuice the rest of the book.
Hello, Fairly new subscriber here and now a big fan of your channel. Thank you for nother great video. I, myself am an amateur astronomer and run a very small club called, The Astronomical Society of Southern Rhode Island. I speak very highly of your channel to everyone one hoping they gain in interest of the night sky. You definitely make learning easy and fun. I enjoy all of your videos and I'm sure you will be a big inspiration to the younger generation. Thank you for all of your hard work you put into your passion.
Hi there! Thank you for your comment. I’m so happy to hear you run an astronomy club. I appreciate you recommending my videos...I hope it is a resource many can use to get started with stargazing. Best wishes to you. 😁
Just 5 days ago I was in Mexico, had dinner at a beach restaurant, looked up the sky and Orion was staring at me, so I stared back for a while... Nice to get the details when the impressions are still fresh.
Thank you so much janine Due to you when i look to the night sky i feek happy and amazed because i can understand what i am looking to I shared what i learned from you with my friend Love and respect to you from algeria
Hi Janine! New sub here from the Philippines and I'm so glad I stumbled on your channel. I've been an amateur astronomer since childhood lol! Great content!
I know this sounds really out there but I saw Rigel fly into it’s place flying from west to east and it hovered there in its place for 2 hours while I was making bbq chicken. It wasn’t in the constellation when I looked up...then in flew into place...I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. The stars are not what we think. This blew my mind. Thanks for this good reference. I just witnessed something that disregards all physics and logic.
The universe is not only stranger than you imagine. It's stranger than you CAN imagine. I have also seen odd movements of "stars". But lacking knowledge, I couldn't say where it was in the sky. Just that it moved back and forth, over about an inch (to my eyes) but was incredibly distant - like a star. It did that for about 10 minutes, then vanished. *shrugs shoulders
The crazy differences in Orions stars distances is truly amazing seeing so many stars at so many different distances in one spot is truly mind blowing.
Love this❤ I've always had a fascination with the sky, only liked to stare at the beauty of it. In my teenage yrs I did want to go into astronomy but I never made the effort to do it. These past 2yrs the night skies became a hobby to look at and paid more attention to what was visible& making their bright appearance, especially the moon. Then I began to want to read more about the constellations and my hobby obsession has become a much comfort. There's just this peacefulness, comfort & art beauty about the skies♡ night& day♡♡ Thank you for your explanation and sharing💝 ~shalom♡
That was a great video. I’ve been observing this area of the sky since i was a kid and every time in amazed by how dynamic it is. Plus u gave me some new info I didn’t know about.
I just noticed something very weird. Alnilam means string of pearls in Arabic, but, there's actually a ring of stars around Alnilam, which resembles a string of pearls. I'm just really surprised and astonished because the people back then didn't have telescopes and all, but they just somehow knew
They had something most of us don't have: Very clear skies. I like to photograph the stars and have to travel a long way to get even moderate levels of darkness. Without light pollution, the sky becomes very clear and bright. The Milky Way will cast a shadow, that bright. And it doesn't take long to recognise stars and constellations, even if you don't have names.
Exactly, modern lighting is denying us one of the most beautiful things that can be seen. I've seen clear skies and all I could do was stare in amazement. It is literally breathtaking.
@@PhilJonesIII Some years ago I was camping out in the open up at Frazier Park which is a high point in the Southern California San Gabriel Mtns with no cities for 50 miles around, maybe just a lone store or house. I looked up shocked and said, "what is that?" pointing at the axis of the Milky Way. I cannot see it from my house to the south in Lancaster, CA, even though it is not a big town and I am way out on the edge of town without street lights. But, the neighbors have lights in their front yards. No hint of it without magnification. Aiming a 10in reflector at the Horse Head Nebula on several tries over several nights, 1200mm focal length, optics to 5 mm, I think going just down to 9 mm, so far, nothing. But the Casper the Friendly Ghost nebula above it is visible.
The movie beetlejuice was released in 1988. But I can still remember my high school science teacher taught us to pronounce Betlegeuse as Beetlejuice in 1982. So I think the pronunciation of "Beetlejuice" did not come from the movie Beetlejuice.
Thank you,Finally someone who correctly pronounces Betelgeuse. Although another variation and the one I use is “Bet El Gise” But it definitely is not beetlejuice. So am thankful ,for that I’ve subscribed x
Actually, if you want to pronounce it in its original Arabic name, it should be pronounced "Bait Al-Jawzaa". Bet=Bait, el=Al, geuse=Jawazaa. "Bait" means "home" in Arabic not "Armpit". And "Jawazaa" can mean "Walnut", and can also mean "passing or crossing over". So, "Betelgeuse" would mean "Home of Jawzaa".
Yeah, this is my favorite constilation. I’ve also heard Betelgeuse pronounced with the first “e” as a long “a”. Orion’s armpit changing brightness, reminds me that unless you look back to yesteryear, you cannot appreciate where you are today. Thank you for this video.
As you said, Bételgeuse comes from " Bayt-al-Jawzaa" which is actually a bit tricky to explain, since Classical Arabic in itself is a bit complicated compared to some other languages. "Bayt" literally means "house" and armpit is translated as "Ebt" in arabic, these two words share some root letters, some scholars attribute this to a simple confusion, but "Bayt/House" actually makes more sense. "Jawzaa" is a pretty cool description in accordance to the realm of Astronomy though cause it means "A fully black sheep with a White spot in the center", Ancient Arabs always invented words to describe very specific things which is interesting/funny. Another fun fact is that Betelgeuse has another name in Arabic which is "Ebt-al-Ghûl" which means the "Armpit of Giant/monster" which is more coherent considering the Orion constellation asterism. Thanks for your work, I hope that your channel might interest some kids because I cant thank Astronomy enough for broadening my horizons and harvesting my intellectual curiosity when I was young.
The name was Yad-al-Jawzaa "Hand of Jawzaa" but there was a mistake during translation, because of confusion in the Arabic letters "ي" and "ب" "Y and B", one has double dots and the other a single dot below it.
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GLAD I RAN INTO THIS CHANNEL, LOVE THE SMOOTH PACE AS YOU WALK THROUGH THESE STARS, AS MUCH AS I LOOK AT THE STARS I STILL NEVER KNOW WHAT CONSTELLATION IM LOOKING AT AS I JUST DONT SEE THE SHAPE OR PATTEN`S OF THEM IN THE SKY
Orion is my sky map, thanks to it i can locate most sky objects, also the nebula above the orion belt is magical, i love to watch it with my amateur telescope ❤
"Keep looking up". I remember hearing that while living in South Florida in the 80's when the Star Hustler (Jack Horkheimer - Miami Space Transit Planetarium) would do this type of entertainment in short 5 minute shows late at night. Keep the faith!
Betelgeuse lost of luminosity is just on the the visible light spectrum, while on the infrared is still having the the same luminosity. One of the ipotesi is the some of the matter that has been shaded by the star is sitting in front of it and block some of the visible light emitted by Betelgeuse. I hope my English can make some sense. Very interesting video, thanks 😊
بيت الجوزاء in Arabic meaning the home of the dual and it’s pronounced with a G like in Gemini not like in Girl. So Betelgeuse doesn’t mean, at least in Arabic, the arm pit of some. It means home, or main if you like, of the twin in this case Orion the hunter, according to Western culture, but not his arm pit. It could perhaps be translated to being his shoulder as the main feature that characterizes him since he is pulling back his arrow ready to release it against the bull.
Ask your Arabic friends. It's an Arabic word transliterated into Latin with an actual pronunciation "beh-tell-szuhz" In English, the pronunciation as in the movie is perhaps closest
Great Video. I recognize a lot of the constellations and have heard of most of them, although only several weeks ago had no idea what most the individual stars were named. I have a new found interest now and will be purchasing my first telescope. I'm thinking a 10 Inch Dobsonian type. The universe is a fascinating place.
Beautiful. We often gaze at Orion at night. My Shiny Wife has three statuettes of the Warrior-Priestesses: Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. They point toward Sirius - the Dog Star. In the Dogs collar. She reckons that's where she will go in The End. She loves Dogs. Her shamanic guide is the Wolf - a type of Dog. As a Wiccan / Pagan Arch-Priestess her name is Donna Darkwolf. She's all over the internet. My beautiful, loyal hunting Dog. Janine, Thank you for a wonderful presentation. As always.
Hi Janine, awesome video, and love what you say about Betelgeuse pronuntation, but you have an error. Bellatrix name doesnt come from arabic if not from latín.
This is my first time learning about these types of things and i must say, they’re really interesting to me, i feel like im doing what my arab muslim ancestors were good at. Lol
I don't agree with your Betelgeuse pronunciation, but easily forgiven because of the great tour of such a stunning constellation, my favorite along with Scorpio and Taurus. You have gotten my subscription.
Also, Sirius Black gets his name from the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major. The star Sirius is also called "The Dog Star". Which is cool considering Sirius Black turns into a wolf, descendants of dogs.
I love this channel and learn so much from you all. Your presentation is great. Please, please think of lowering the background music as I can barely hear you, and it is distracting and annoying. Thank you for this series.
Fascinating video. First viewed and felt drawn to the Horse head nebula back in 2001 when Hubble shared the photo online. My mother decided it was time for us to own a fancy new desktop computer with colour printer. Also the Orion constellation is one of my favourites. Didn't know until 5 minutes ago that Alnitak was that close to the nebula. ❤
Hi New Sub. I was wondering why the stars formation were upside down!. Ahh, realized instantly, I'm in the Southern Hemisphere. Lovely presentation, I watch Orion every night track the sky. No light pollution here so it's a such Beautiful site to behold.
I had only ever seen it 'upside down' all my life - as a summer constellation - until my trip to the Northern Hemisphere. Loved it since childhood. My Grandfather was an English sea Captain and he taught me some names. He pronounced it 'Baytelgeeze'.
Awesome video, I look up to the sky every night before I go to bed and I love to see Orion, I will be looking for these other stars now too, closer look! Thank you!
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I can still remember the first time I saw Orion's belt. I was 9 playing hide and seek with other kids in the neighborhood. I was by myself in the dark laying in the grass looking up and there they were. I was mesmerized. I could hear my friends yelling and screaming and playing but I just kept laying there just staring at Orion's belt. Only later did I realize what I'd been looking at.
What a beautiful and evocative post. ✨
The light of those stars in orion that left them at that time when you first saw them will arrive on earth after you and I are long gone
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I like the idea that we’re gazing into the past when we look at the stars.
that's actually cute how people who likes Orion have their own little cute stories about how they came to like this constellation. Mine was when I was young too. I often go to my cousin's house until around 6pm (which is not good in an asian household) I would always think about what to say to my mom so i wont get scolded but I would just end up looking at that 3 stars forming a straight line and would always wonder what they were. Sometimes they're there and other time of the year i couldnt see them no matter how i try to find them. Only when i grew up did i learn about how sky really works lol. There's a lot of beautiful constellations out there, but there's something about orion in everyone's story. Because it's the most visible and easy to distinguish, orion has been with us since young and ignorant about its real story.
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I live in Indiana and have looked at Orion's belt my whole life. Tonight is the first time I've caught your video and they are great. I'm 70 years old now so this means a lot to me. Thank you very much! I plan to watch your channel from now on.
I live in Australia and have also looked at and loved Orion my whole life.
We see it ''upside down'' - from your perspective and it is a summer constellation mostly. Have only been to Northern Hemisphere once and saw it from Inari, Finland and Stockholm - Helsinki over night ferry
As I had watched the stellar, lunar and planetary movements all my life it was thrilling to see the Northern positions exactly as I had mentally pictured them.
I also live in Indiana! I look at Venus every night, and Orion gives me strength. The other day there was a ring around the moon and I thought the weather was going to be terrible the next day, but it was clear and light pollution wasn't all bad and I could see more stars than ever
This is the first time I have seen this channel. Her sign off is similar to a late night show called The Star Gazer, he always ended the show with "Always keep looking up".
I live in the North of England Mike. This is the first time I've ever learnt so much about the stars we look at all the time. And I'm 67. It's great, isn't it?
Id love to go to Indiana ❤
My favorite constellation ❤️
Mine after cassiopeia
Orion and Crux.
2 constellations that can be recognized easily in night sky.
Mine frm small
I was just thinking the same thing. I look for Orion all the time. I think the narrator meant that Saiph is 6.2 billion years old, not 6.2 million.
Same!!
I named my son Orion. He was 6 years old when I lost him 3 years ago. Next month is his 10th birthday. We were so close. He's still my special little guy. I tend to see the constellation around his birthday now. 🌟
My heart goes out to you. I cannot imagine the pain of losing a child. As a mother, I know our children are our whole world. May the stars forever remind you of the beautiful love and happiness that only children (your Orion) can bring.
@@learnthesky thank you🌟
My sons name is orion too!
@@jzj2212 God bless him🌟
Happy 11th
I am glad I ran into this channel. When ever I am outdoors, my first gaze is at the stars in the sky. Thanks for a wonderful tutorial.
Nice pleasant narration. I grew up in the 50’s seeing Orion from my pillow. It is still my friend. And now I know it’s voice. Thank you. ❤
When I want to learn more about a specific constellation this is the first place I go, your videos are really helpful! Would love to see more videos like this for other constellations where you teach about the individual stars. Super interesting, thank you!
Thank you for your message. I have started focusing more on individual stars. I do have a growing playlist for this topic: th-cam.com/play/PL8pl68pBv2SzR2SiJZSSuFcwmgzkX-g-x.html
This popped up out of nowhere, I decided little had changed in the sky in 3 years. Made my day. Many years ago as a child, I lived in an unlit rural area, and the sky was dazzling at night. I since moved to the city, and the sky has been deleted. This video made me feel less mentally impoverished.
An excellent description. These Arabic names of Orion stars are pronounced in Arabic as:Bait el gez, Re jel, Saif, Al Nitaq ,Al nilam, Al nitaq, Mintaqa. Many thanks for this fine video.
It's one of those things that once you learn about it and then see it, you always see it.
But not all year
I taught myself the constellations as a teen in the early 70s but love to watch your videos. There is always some tidbit of information that I pick up from you, things I have not heard before. Your videos are an excellent source of info for anyone wanting to learn about the heavens.
I call Orion's dagger or sword Orion's compass because it points up to the North and down to the South.
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😏 We all know what it really is
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😏 We all know what it really is
Thank you, Janine for putting this together. It is just so informative. I especially enjoyed how you put it into Laymans terms.
As much as I dislike winter for its cold, I'm always excited to see Orion. I'm currently looking at it from my room's window and the stars from Orion and other bordering constellations are so bright and pretty! The way those stars twinkle in cold winter air is so pleasant, as if they're staring back at me.
I understand. The cold is tough, but at least Orion never disappoints.
They blink and wink 😉
Orion has always been my top favorite constellation, many dreams of flying to Betelguese. In Brazil we pronounce it as ~Beteugueise. Fun fact, old culture in here used to call the belts (Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka) as the Três Marias, or Mary Three.
Three Maries
@@cybergothika6906 why is it that Brazilians are always racist?? every single one of them. our country??? 😅🤣😂
@@cybergothika6906 what is wrong with you? They just replied with the proper English translation since “Mary Three” makes no sense in English bc the adjectives go before the noun. The translation is “Three Marys”.
In Greenland we call those three stars "The Three Kings", something to do with Christmas time especially.
That pronounciation is also how I prefer to say it. I know it is more of a French pronounciation, but I just feel Beetlejuice is too far off, and as the narrator said: reminds me too much of that movie.
@@mikaelbiilmann6826 we say "The Three Wise Men" or "The Three Kings" in the Philippines too. It is definitely related to Christmas and we only see it in December. Orion is a quite interesting constellation.
Orion is indeed visible all over the globe. If you want to convert a flat-earther, ask them how come Orion is upside-down in Australia.
And sideways at Spain Andalucia in August, and late too, between 5 and 6 am
Theyd say its obviousky in the center of the disc. Which then you have tge dark/light in the sun spinning over a flat dusc making no sense on how night is possible haga
They would say it’s a hologram glitch 😂
Perspective!!! It's always perspective.
What a silly thought. Of course Earth is flat. The Australians live on the obverse, of course they would see it like that. Duh… 🙄
Great video👍🏽👍🏽
Orion is the only constellation that is distinctly observable on the clear night sky across every parts of the world.
Orion ordered a new belt from Amazon. It wasn't all that great, he gave it three stars...
Thank's Janine for making this video simplistic and easy to follow. Also, You have a stellar voice! 😊
OMG this is my favorite Stars in the night sky. I never knew that this is a Orions Constellation... This always appears in the month of December 💓
Thanks!
Orion is hands down, my favorite constellation. It's easily spotted through the naked eye. And I thing that from our perspective it is placed in the most beautiful night sky Area, just between Canis Major and the awesome Sirius, and the Taurus constellation with the it's Red Bull eye Aldebaran. Also the totally awesome Pleiades are visually not that far. Orion really chose a good spot to hunt.
This is the best video on Orion I've ever seen. Thank you.
One of the most detailed tutorial on the Orion constellation indeed! 🙏 Thank You So Much! 🕯
Thank you for your informative, creative videos.Beautiful shots.
My favorite constellation is Pleiades, and because it's such a faint constellation and difficult to find, well it used to be until I realized Orions belt points straight at it.
One fascinating aspect about Pleiades (for me anyway) is I can never view all the stars at the same time because they aren't very bright to begin with, it also looks similar to the Big Dipper only much smaller
Another neat thing is you can almost see it better if you look a few degrees away from it and it appears as a cloud. But using Orions belt is a sure fire way to spot it. I've become so familiar with it I don't usually need Orions Belt as an aid finding it anymore.
Thanks for all these great videos keep them coming.
I live in Phoenix Arizona and we have really bright night sky and I can easily see Pleiades naked eye.
Amazing... the best explanation so far I have come across to understand the orion belt..
Thank u so much
My next video will be on Orion’s Belt. Can’t wait to share it!
Awesome, I didn't realize "Orion's Belt", was that 'Big! Great video, total mindgasm!
In my opinion Orion’s Belt is a big waist of space 😊
Thank you, Janine. Thank you for your dissertation about Orion. A beautiful constellation of the celestial equator at this time of year for both Southern and Northern Hermispheria observers! Clear skies 😌🔭✨
I always wanted to pin down those particular stars, because they're so easily found, but never got around to it. Thanks! As an official old person I can attest to earlier pronunciation of this star. Betelgeuse was commonly pronounced "beetlejuice" before Beetlejuice (starting the great Michael Keaton) was created in any form. At least in the English speaking world. Cool either way.
Beteljuice definitely. Late Second husband pronouced it that way and he was smart and I loved him, so Beteljuice.
In the late ‘60s I read a book in grade school called “The Space Hut,” by Esther Weir, in which the protagonist has a pet skunk named Betelgeuse. The story explains that the skunk is so named because it sits on the shoulder of the owner, just as the star in Orion, and it is pronounced “beetlejuice.” In fact, it is spelled Beetlejuice the rest of the book.
It's betleguys?
Just found your channel and subscribed immediately. Watching the night sky from my house in Africa.
Hello,
Fairly new subscriber here and now a big fan of your channel.
Thank you for nother great video. I, myself am an amateur astronomer and run a very small club called, The Astronomical Society of Southern Rhode Island. I speak very highly of your channel to everyone one hoping they gain in interest of the night sky. You definitely make learning easy and fun.
I enjoy all of your videos and I'm sure you will be a big inspiration to the younger generation. Thank you for all of your hard work you put into your passion.
Hi there! Thank you for your comment. I’m so happy to hear you run an astronomy club. I appreciate you recommending my videos...I hope it is a resource many can use to get started with stargazing. Best wishes to you. 😁
Superb video about my favourite constellation, thanks a ton!
Just 5 days ago I was in Mexico, had dinner at a beach restaurant, looked up the sky and Orion was staring at me, so I stared back for a while... Nice to get the details when the impressions are still fresh.
And while you were in México… How many Margaritas and tequila shots did you have..?? “Orion was staring back at me…” Sober up dude…
@Phoenix-One0922 I don't drink alcohol or use drugs. So, yes, I was sober and can recommend it to you 👍
Thank you so much janine
Due to you when i look to the night sky i feek happy and amazed because i can understand what i am looking to
I shared what i learned from you with my friend
Love and respect to you from algeria
I love your simple explanations. Make more. Make more. Make more. Thank you :)
Hi Janine! New sub here from the Philippines and I'm so glad I stumbled on your channel. I've been an amateur astronomer since childhood lol! Great content!
I know this sounds really out there but I saw Rigel fly into it’s place flying from west to east and it hovered there in its place for 2 hours while I was making bbq chicken. It wasn’t in the constellation when I looked up...then in flew into place...I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. The stars are not what we think. This blew my mind. Thanks for this good reference. I just witnessed something that disregards all physics and logic.
Well, it actually did it 864 years ago. Must have been late for show up.
The universe is not only stranger than you imagine. It's stranger than you CAN imagine. I have also seen odd movements of "stars". But lacking knowledge, I couldn't say where it was in the sky. Just that it moved back and forth, over about an inch (to my eyes) but was incredibly distant - like a star. It did that for about 10 minutes, then vanished. *shrugs shoulders
Out of interest, what were you smoking?
Love the background music, makes the video more cosmic and astronomical
Thanks for this awesome video! Im named after Rigel and am planning to name my child Bellatrix! Thank you for the detailed information!
As long as it's a girl -- it will be a cool name.
The crazy differences in Orions stars distances is truly amazing seeing so many stars at so many different distances in one spot is truly mind blowing.
Why? It would more mind-blowing if the 3 belt stars were all at the same distance from earth because that is so unlikely.
Love this❤ I've always had a fascination with the sky, only liked to stare at the beauty of it. In my teenage yrs I did want to go into astronomy but I never made the effort to do it.
These past 2yrs the night skies became a hobby to look at and paid more attention to what was visible& making their bright appearance, especially the moon. Then I began to want to read more about the constellations and my hobby obsession has become a much comfort. There's just this peacefulness, comfort & art beauty about the skies♡ night& day♡♡
Thank you for your explanation and sharing💝 ~shalom♡
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That was a great video. I’ve been observing this area of the sky since i was a kid and every time in amazed by how dynamic it is. Plus u gave me some new info I didn’t know about.
I just noticed something very weird. Alnilam means string of pearls in Arabic, but, there's actually a ring of stars around Alnilam, which resembles a string of pearls. I'm just really surprised and astonished because the people back then didn't have telescopes and all, but they just somehow knew
They had something most of us don't have: Very clear skies. I like to photograph the stars and have to travel a long way to get even moderate levels of darkness. Without light pollution, the sky becomes very clear and bright. The Milky Way will cast a shadow, that bright.
And it doesn't take long to recognise stars and constellations, even if you don't have names.
Exactly, modern lighting is denying us one of the most beautiful things that can be seen. I've seen clear skies and all I could do was stare in amazement. It is literally breathtaking.
The string of pearls is the Belt of Orion.
@@PhilJonesIII Some years ago I was camping out in the open up at Frazier Park which is a high point in the Southern California San Gabriel Mtns with no cities for 50 miles around, maybe just a lone store or house. I looked up shocked and said, "what is that?" pointing at the axis of the Milky Way. I cannot see it from my house to the south in Lancaster, CA, even though it is not a big town and I am way out on the edge of town without street lights. But, the neighbors have lights in their front yards. No hint of it without magnification. Aiming a 10in reflector at the Horse Head Nebula on several tries over several nights, 1200mm focal length, optics to 5 mm, I think going just down to 9 mm, so far, nothing. But the Casper the Friendly Ghost nebula above it is visible.
What a brilliant upload. Thank you.. 👍
Beautifully presented. You are a natural born teacher.
The movie beetlejuice was released in 1988. But I can still remember my high school science teacher taught us to pronounce Betlegeuse as Beetlejuice in 1982. So I think the pronunciation of "Beetlejuice" did not come from the movie Beetlejuice.
I remember just seeing the moon through a telescope for the first time. I was speechless. Great video. Thank you for sharing. Love and God Bless 🤗😘💖🙏
Thank you,Finally someone who correctly pronounces Betelgeuse.
Although another variation and the one I use is “Bet El Gise”
But it definitely is not beetlejuice.
So am thankful ,for that I’ve subscribed x
Actually, if you want to pronounce it in its original Arabic name, it should be pronounced "Bait Al-Jawzaa".
Bet=Bait, el=Al, geuse=Jawazaa.
"Bait" means "home" in Arabic not "Armpit". And "Jawazaa" can mean "Walnut", and can also mean "passing or crossing over".
So, "Betelgeuse" would mean "Home of Jawzaa".
I fully agree with your pronunciation as I was told a long time ago and have always used it!
Yeah, this is my favorite constilation. I’ve also heard Betelgeuse pronounced with the first “e” as a long “a”. Orion’s armpit changing brightness, reminds me that unless you look back to yesteryear, you cannot appreciate where you are today. Thank you for this video.
All my childhood I saw them in the sky it's the easiest star constellation in the night sky sometimes I stare at them for hours for no reason haha
.I've done that too 🙂..no reason needed...😉
years ago, I don't know the name of this constellation, it's easy to recognize for me and it's eye catching
thank you for the explanation
Ive suddenly realized how vital it must have been to know all this is you were a seafarer.
Very informative. really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
As you said, Bételgeuse comes from " Bayt-al-Jawzaa" which is actually a bit tricky to explain, since Classical Arabic in itself is a bit complicated compared to some other languages. "Bayt" literally means "house" and armpit is translated as "Ebt" in arabic, these two words share some root letters, some scholars attribute this to a simple confusion, but "Bayt/House" actually makes more sense. "Jawzaa" is a pretty cool description in accordance to the realm of Astronomy though cause it means "A fully black sheep with a White spot in the center", Ancient Arabs always invented words to describe very specific things which is interesting/funny.
Another fun fact is that Betelgeuse has another name in Arabic which is "Ebt-al-Ghûl" which means the "Armpit of Giant/monster" which is more coherent considering the Orion constellation asterism.
Thanks for your work, I hope that your channel might interest some kids because I cant thank Astronomy enough for broadening my horizons and harvesting my intellectual curiosity when I was young.
Very interesting, thanks.
I tried to figure out how it’s pronounced and my guess is something like ”bee-eh-doll-show-see”. Am I close or way off? 😅
The name was Yad-al-Jawzaa "Hand of Jawzaa" but there was a mistake during translation, because of confusion in the Arabic letters "ي" and "ب" "Y and B", one has double dots and the other a single dot below it.
I love your sweet voice. It help me relax and put me to sleep
If you haven't enrolled in the Intro class on Janine's website, I highly recommend that you do. She's a great teacher and everything is very understandable.
Thank you Mark! It’s great to have you as a student!
GLAD I RAN INTO THIS CHANNEL, LOVE THE SMOOTH PACE AS YOU WALK THROUGH THESE STARS,
AS MUCH AS I LOOK AT THE STARS I STILL NEVER KNOW WHAT CONSTELLATION IM LOOKING AT
AS I JUST DONT SEE THE SHAPE OR PATTEN`S OF THEM IN THE SKY
Orion is my sky map, thanks to it i can locate most sky objects, also the nebula above the orion belt is magical, i love to watch it with my amateur telescope ❤
"Keep looking up". I remember hearing that while living in South Florida in the 80's when the Star Hustler (Jack Horkheimer - Miami Space Transit Planetarium) would do this type of entertainment in short 5 minute shows late at night. Keep the faith!
I loved this video, my favorite constellation since I was a child is Orion, 🔭 It's stars are beautiful, you can see them every night 🌙 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠
Great work breaking down the constellation of Orion. Very informative and interesting.
4:59 the word Bellatrix come from latin not arabic
Betelgeuse lost of luminosity is just on the the visible light spectrum, while on the infrared is still having the the same luminosity. One of the ipotesi is the some of the matter that has been shaded by the star is sitting in front of it and block some of the visible light emitted by Betelgeuse. I hope my English can make some sense. Very interesting video, thanks 😊
بيت الجوزاء in Arabic meaning the home of the dual and it’s pronounced with a G like in Gemini not like in Girl.
So Betelgeuse doesn’t mean, at least in Arabic, the arm pit of some. It means home, or main if you like, of the twin in this case Orion the hunter, according to Western culture, but not his arm pit. It could perhaps be translated to being his shoulder as the main feature that characterizes him since he is pulling back his arrow ready to release it against the bull.
Finally a channel make us understand map of the sky! a fresh breath of air. Can you make video about the orion pyramids alignment?
Ask your Arabic friends. It's an Arabic word transliterated into Latin with an actual pronunciation "beh-tell-szuhz"
In English, the pronunciation as in the movie is perhaps closest
Yep, it has a definite pronunciation... oddly she is wrong about Bellatrix as well. It isn't Arabic, its Latin
Great to know about Orion and learning so much about your Orion Constellation...!!
Great Video. I recognize a lot of the constellations and have heard of most of them, although only several weeks ago had no idea what most the individual stars were named. I have a new found interest now and will be purchasing my first telescope. I'm thinking a 10 Inch Dobsonian type. The universe is a fascinating place.
Just started with this videos but they're so good.
Beautiful. We often gaze at Orion at night. My Shiny Wife has three statuettes of the Warrior-Priestesses: Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. They point toward Sirius - the Dog Star. In the Dogs collar. She reckons that's where she will go in The End. She loves Dogs. Her shamanic guide is the Wolf - a type of Dog. As a Wiccan / Pagan Arch-Priestess her name is Donna Darkwolf. She's all over the internet. My beautiful, loyal hunting Dog. Janine, Thank you for a wonderful presentation. As always.
Awesome video, thankyou from Australia 😉
Hi Janine, awesome video, and love what you say about Betelgeuse pronuntation, but you have an error.
Bellatrix name doesnt come from arabic if not from latín.
Yes, you are correct. Bellatrix does derive from Latin. Thank you for your correction on this.
@@learnthesky great! your awesome.
Bellatrix means "The warrior" indeed.
@@norenovable It's "you're awesome", not "your awesome"... yes, it bothers me.
@@drumwrightd Thank you. I'm not english speaker, and corrections are welcome.
Thank you 😊 💓 for makeing this video
Wow you have a very soothing voice, Jenin.
This is my first time learning about these types of things and i must say, they’re really interesting to me, i feel like im doing what my arab muslim ancestors were good at. Lol
It’s a desert thing... ; )
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Great channel.. Nebulosity is my new favourite word, not easy finding an excuse to slip it into a conversation but I'm gonna
Brightness change could be due to a giant planet obscuring view.
or huge nebulae
Or a huge spaceship on its way from a run away greenhouse effect event on a nearby planet.
No it couldn't the way it acted was well outsides how a stars Luminosity changes due to a exoplanet passing in front of it.
Due to dust cloud ☁️ around the Star
I don't agree with your Betelgeuse pronunciation, but easily forgiven because of the great tour of such a stunning constellation, my favorite along with Scorpio and Taurus. You have gotten my subscription.
The sword of orion points to the constellation lupus
True this is correct
I think it points to Lepus the Hare. Lupus the Wolf is next to Scorpius.
@@learnthesky My bad 😁, thanks for correcting ✌️
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I've always loved Orion. I'm fascinated by all those stars that make up the constellation.
Also, Sirius Black gets his name from the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major. The star Sirius is also called "The Dog Star". Which is cool considering Sirius Black turns into a wolf, descendants of dogs.
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I love this channel and learn so much from you all. Your presentation is great. Please, please think of lowering the background music as I can barely hear you, and it is distracting and annoying. Thank you for this series.
Noted! I've been dropping the music lately from my videos due to similar comments.
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Fascinating video. First viewed and felt drawn to the Horse head nebula back in 2001 when Hubble shared the photo online. My mother decided it was time for us to own a fancy new desktop computer with colour printer. Also the Orion constellation is one of my favourites. Didn't know until 5 minutes ago that Alnitak was that close to the nebula. ❤
I don't usually like anyone on TH-cam. I like you. Very good video, very well done.
Hi New Sub. I was wondering why the stars formation were upside down!. Ahh, realized instantly, I'm in the Southern Hemisphere. Lovely presentation, I watch Orion every night track the sky. No light pollution here so it's a such Beautiful site to behold.
you did a soild job on this young lady, thanks a bunch for this
"you did a soild job on this" -- I hope someone cleaned it up.
Very happy to have found this channel 😊
Thanks ❤ I listen you, in a very loving subject.
Just Great,Thank you so much, didn't know the their names,next time I gaze up at those stars I can put a name to them.
Very nicely presented and informative vignette.
T&hank you.
O wow I've just come across your channel 😳 and subscribed 👍 I live in a rural area and I love looking at the stars, and I have a star app
I had only ever seen it 'upside down' all my life - as a summer constellation - until my trip to the Northern Hemisphere.
Loved it since childhood.
My Grandfather was an English sea Captain and he taught me some names. He pronounced it 'Baytelgeeze'.
You have beautiful voice.
Thanks a lot for valuable information about Orian Constellation.
Wow this is a great link. I subscribed quicker than any other. I love looking at Orion and his belt. I learnt something here.
Awesome video, I look up to the sky every night before I go to bed and I love to see Orion, I will be looking for these other stars now too, closer look! Thank you!
Hence the "String Of Pearls". Excellent video!
Excellent run down of Orion 👍🏼👏🏼
Omg thank you sooo much!!! I learned so much and you answered so many of my questions and wonders.