Orion

Ever since I was a kid, oh I dunno maybe 11 or 12 or something I was fascinated by this constellation. For many years when I needed something to lift my 'spirit' I usually looked up to the heavens and try to get some inspiration from it.

Unfortunately you can only see it during the winter time all the way 'til oh maybe late July, or early August, then after that because of the change of seasons you have to either wait until the wee hours of the morning to see it, or look for pictures of it online or in an astronomy book, hehe...

Anyhow here's a bit of info on the mythology behind it:

"Perhaps second only to the Big Dipper in Ursa Major, the constellation of Orion is one of the most recognizable patterns of stars in the northern sky. Orion, the hunter, stands by the river Eridanus and is accompanied by his faithful dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor. Together they hunt various celestial animals, including Lepus, the rabbit, and Taurus, the bull.

According to Greek mythology, Orion was in love with Merope, one of the Seven Sisters who form the Pleiades, but Merope would have nothing to do with him. Orion's tragic life ended when he stepped on Scorpius, the scorpion. The gods felt sorry for him, so they put him and his dogs in the sky as constellations. They also put all of the animals he hunted up there near him. Scorpius, however, was placed on the opposite side of the sky so Orion would never be hurt by it again."

For more info you can go to the site here.
Or just click this one...
Or if you wanna know more details info on the mythology go here!

I love that the skies are clear tonight...