Observing M42 is it a coincidence?
For several years now, I have been keeping an eye on the great Orion Nebula, M42. I have had several people look through my scope to see the fantastic Trapesium with all that nebulosity, and an amazing thing is that always in the field of view are those 3 bright stars just off to the side. All the people who have looked say "Oh there is Orion's belt!" I have to say to them that, no those 3 stars are nowhere near Orions belt.Then last weekend I was having a last look at the Trapezium and there were those 3 stars. They are the exact image of the belt stars - ie not in a straight line and like the Great Pyramids !!!I have never seen any comments on those stars on this forum.....Orion's Belt?Great Pyramids?Milky Way, Nile river??STRANGE........
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