Orion and the northern winter Milky Way, showing the Orion Nebula, Belt of Orion, Rosette Nebula and Betelgeuse. - stock photo

A portrait of Orion and the northern winter Milky Way, on a February night, 2020. The Orion Nebula is the bright, overexposed pink glow below the Belt of Orion, while the curving arc of red is Barnard’s Loop, now thought to be a supernova remnant. The bright red glow at upper left is the Rosette Nebula. Red Betelgeuse was at its minimum then, at about the same brightness as Bellatrix to the right, Betelgeuse is usually about as bright as blue-white Rigel at lower right.