1 00:00:01,067 --> 00:00:05,672 ORION ISN T REAL. IT S A TOTALLY MADE UP SHAPE 2 00:00:05,672 --> 00:00:07,607 THAT DOESN T OBJECTIVELY EXIST AT ALL IT MIGHT SOUND CRAZY, 3 00:00:07,607 --> 00:00:12,078 BUT IT S ACTUALLY TRUE AND IT S NOT JUST ORION HI STAR-FRIENDS, I M TRACE LEMME SHOW YOU 4 00:00:12,078 --> 00:00:14,914 HIT THE DARKNESS AROUND 9PM AND LOOK SOUTHWEST. THERE, 5 00:00:14,914 --> 00:00:18,618 YOU LL SEE ORION S SUPER-SPARKLY BELT STARS ALNITAK, ALNILAM, 6 00:00:18,618 --> 00:00:23,823 AND MINTAKA HIS SHOULDERS BETELGEUSE AND BELLATRIX, AND HIS ANKLES SAIPH AND RIGEL. 7 00:00:23,823 --> 00:00:27,193 THE THING IS :: HANG ON LEMME JUMP UP HERE :: 8 00:00:27,193 --> 00:00:31,097 IF WE LEAVE EARTH AND TRAVEL FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT WE CAN COME AROUND TO 9 00:00:31,097 --> 00:00:36,970 THE SIDE OF HIS EIGHT MAIN STARS. THE SHAPE IS ALL CHANGED! EVEN HIS BELT STARS ARE SPREAD OUT. 10 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:39,572 THIS IS BECAUSE THE STARS ARE ALL DIFFERENT DISTANCES 11 00:00:39,572 --> 00:00:44,544 AWAY. BETELGEUSE IS 624 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY, WHILE BELLATRIX IS ONLY 243! 12 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:48,314 ORION ISN T REALLY THERE AT ALL; OVER HERE IT S A WHOLE NEW CONSTELLATION! 13 00:00:48,314 --> 00:00:51,618 BUT JUST BECAUSE IT S AN ILLUSION DOESN T MEAN IT ISN T GORGEOUS. 14 00:00:51,618 --> 00:00:56,723 KEEP LOOKING UP!