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1	Orion [Oh Rye uhn]
2	The Greek Myth Orion was a powerful Hunter. He fell in love with Merope, grandaughter of the Greek god Dionysis. Told he could marry Merope by her father if he killed all the dangerous animals on the island of Chios. He killed the animals (hence the lions mane in the pictures)
3	The Myth gets worse Merope’s father failed to honor the deal. Orion got drunk and had his way with Merope anyway.. Bad mistake. Merope’s father was not a bit pleased and blinded Orion whilst he was still drunk. Orion was not a bit pleased and had his sight restored by Helios the local telescope maker (actually the sun god).
4	Orion’s revenge Orion was very angry and teamed up with a female hunter Artimis to kill every animal : eco-cide was threatened! The gods were not pleased and created a large Scorpion (Scorpio) which stung the unfortunate Orion to death. Artimis was not a bit pleased and arranged for Orion to be immortalised in the stars. Good ‘Ol Artimis!
5	What Happened to Merope?
6	3^rd Dimension of Orion
7	Using Orion as a Sky Guide
8	What’s to see in Orion?
9	Orion Nebula by John McConnell
10	Great Orion Nebula M42 in visible light by Hubble
11	Great Orion Nebula M42 in infrared by Hubble
12	Trapezium by Les Gornall
13	Central Orion Nebula by Les Gornall
14	Widefield Orion
15	Horsehead Nebula by Hubble
16	Closeup of Horsehead
17	Orion during Aurora
18	Orion rising in the Southeast
19	Step Focus Spectroscopy
20	The poor man’s spectrometer
21	Barnard’s Loop
22	Orion with the Milky Way