Orions belt is not apart of the Milky Way, although we see it during summer months?

Question

Is is not apart of our galaxy?

Answer 1

Orion's belt *is* part of the Milky Way Galaxy. It's not part of that sky that someone long ago called 'the milky way.' This milky way is a wide band across the summer sky with a huge concentration of stars making it appear kind of milky. Orion's belt which is part of the constellation Orion is best seen during winter months.

The reason the position of the stars and constellations change over time is caused by the different positions of Earth as it orbits around the sun.

Answer 2

We don't see Orion in the summer (in the Northern Hemisphere). What was your question?
I think your question is "Why isn't Orion seen in the Milky Way if it is part of the Milky Way Galaxy?" The answer is that the term "Milky Way" has 2 different meanings. The "Milky Way" is a hazy band band composed of a multitude of stars. It is what we see when we are looking in the plane of the "Milky Way Galaxy". However, we also see stars that are part of the "Milky Way Galaxy" when we look in other directions, such as in the direction of Orion.

Answer 3

First of all, Orion is a winter constellation, not a summer constellation. Second, the three stars which comprise the asterism known as Orions belt are, from left to right, Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Alnitak is 800 light years away, Alnilam is 1300 light years away, and Mintaka is 900 light years away. This makes them part of our galaxy. Besides, even closer galaxies such as the Andromeda galaxy at two million light years away form a pattern from which individual stars are not commonly discernible.

Answer 4

Orion Belt Stars is a part of our galaxy. Everything you can see with ur eyes (sauf galaxies) are part of the Milky way!

Answer 5

All naked eye stars are part of the Milky Way. You actually need quite a large telescope to see individual stars in another galaxy.

Answer 6

most of which is called orion's belt and sword is part of our galaxy

the belt : 3 stars in our galaxy
the sword: some nebulae , also in our galaxy

if you want to see something extragalactical try to find our neighbor galaxy Andromeda, which is one of the few objects NOT in our galaxy u can under good circumstances ( no light pollution) see with the naked eye.