Constellation tattoos have recently emerged as the most popular tattoo trends. Millennial are loving tattoos of stars and Orion constellation tattoo on their body. One reason is because they feel connected to the universe at a spiritual level.

Stars and constellations were a myth to ancient civilizations where most of them related to their dead relatives or heaven of god. The tech-savvy generation of today considers it more as a part of the ever-growing universe.

Our night sky only shows us a fraction of the trillions of stars that exist in the observable universe. One distinct quality that human beings possess is to make images and patterns out of random objects.

Orion hunter belt constellation is one of the most recognized and most popular constellation around the globe. You might get surprised but scientists found 38000 years old carvings of Orion belt constellation in caves.

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Stars in Orion Constellation

There are 7 Major stars in Orion Constellation, out of which 2 are supergiants (Rigel and Betelgeuse). The other 5 stars are Bellatrix, Mintaka, Alnilam, Alnitak and Saiph. The stars align in such a way that it appears as if a swordsman is fighting in a battle. JRR Tolkien also called it as the swordsman of the sky in his Lords of the Rings novels.

The star Alnilam, Alnitak and Mintaka forms the Belt of Orion constellation whereas the star Bellatrix and Betelgeuse forms the left and right shoulder of Orion the hunter.

The nearest star in Orion constellation is Bellatrix which is around 243 Light years away. The star Alnilam is 1600 Light Years away making it the farthest star in the constellation.

Orion Nebula –

A nebula is a cloudy formation of hydrogen, dust, Helium and several ionized gases. The Orion nebula is not visible from the naked eye but it exist near the middle of the sword of Orion. Many tattoo lover opts for Orion Nebula tattoo instead of Orion belt or Orion constellation tattoo.

Orion Tattoo Meaning

The Term Orion is derived from the Greek mythological Figure – Orion the hunter. He was a man who hunted along with goddess Artemis. She was the Goddess of Hunting and Wild Animals. She had sworn to stay unmarried and virgin. However, Orion fell in love with her and even expressed his feelings to her.